Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary on Sunday alleged that his Delhi counterpart Gautam Gambhir and his teammates made unsavoury comments about former India captain Sourav Ganguly and Bengal, which upset him to a great deal.
The Bengal captain, who paid a visit to match referee Valmik Buch, after the Ranji Trophy match ended said that entire video footage is going to BCCI and he has also spoken to Ganguly personally on this matter.
"Yesterday, I spoke to him (Ganguly) and told him about the whole incident. He was very upset because, somewhere his name was also raised and that is why I was also very upset about it. I felt really bad," Tiwary told mediapersons after the match.
"There was something that was said. Yes he (Ganguly) felt hurt when I spoke to him about it and I was also upset about it because we represent Bengal and we don't want to listen to something that is against our community," Tiwary alleged.
The Bengal skipper also claimed that saying things about a particular "community" wasn't in good taste.
"I know, sledging and competitiveness is all good to a certain extent. Player should know where to hold and do not cross the line. As a community, you do not want to get hurt. There were lot of things said which I felt bad about," the former India international made no bones about it.
Manoj said that he did not mind "pressure tactics" as long as someone's parents are not being dragged into it.
"Obviously, they were pressurising me but that does not mean he has the right to abuse me. Sledging in a competitive way is good but you don't have to sledge taking your father or mother's name. You don't want to cross line when you play competitive game," said Tiwary.
Bengal get three points
Putting aside Saturday’s skirmish with rival captain Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary led from the front with a patient 97 to ensure that Bengal pocket three points by virtue of first innings lead against Delhi in drawn Ranji Trophy Group A match.
A target of 326 in 44 overs was unachievable as Delhi were 161 for 4 when it was decided that match would be called off. Delhi skipper Gambhir didn't come out to bat as he attended the selection meeting when the match was on.
Brief Scores
Bengal: 357 & 217/4 decl (Manoj Tiwary 97, Aamir Gani 62, Sumit Narwal 2/37) beatDelhi: 249 & (target 326) 161/4 (Rishabh Pant 57).
Haryana bag three points
Haryana fell two wickets short of claiming their first outright victory against defending champions Karnataka but the Virender Sehwag-led side bagged their first three points of the season in the drawn Group A Ranji Trophy cricket match.
Off-spinner Jayant Yadav, who scored a century during his 206-run third-wicket stand with Sehwag, picked 6 wickets in the final innings to give the Vinay Kumar-side a scare in the final session of the fourth day.