KKR keep mum on racial discrimination issue

Jadeja said on Monday that an Indian player was asked to come off while fielding and when asked why he was called back, one of the assistant coaches said, “You bloody Indian, you do as you’re told.”

According to NDTV news channel, the player and coach involved are Test discard Ajit Agarkar and bowling coach Andy Bichel. KKR director Joy Bhattacharya, who is in South Africa, declined to comment, but a team insider claimed that racial bias existed in the team which is langishing at the bottom of the table in the ongoing IPL.

The insider cited examples of Sourav Ganguly, Aakash Chopra and Sanjay Bangar, among others, and said: “Ganguly was sacked as captain two days before the Knight Riders’ first match... Chopra and Bangar were sent home by the Kolkata Knight Riders’ management, after the fourth match.”

John Buchanan, head of franchise’s cricket operations, has long coaching staff: chief coach Matthew Mott, trainer Adrian Le Roux, physio Andrew Leipus, assistant coach Michael Buchanan, assistant coach Brad Murphy, wicket-keeping coach Wade Seccombe, fielding coach John Deeble, bowling coach Andy Bichel and cricket manager Joydeep Mukherjee.