New Delhi: Reacting to TOI's report on
K Gowtham skipping a
Duleep Trophy
game to play in the
Karnataka Premier League
,
BCCI dropped the 28-year-old allrounder from the
India A
squad -which is supposed to play against New Zealand on October 17 and 19 in Mumbai -on disciplinary grounds.
They have replaced him with leg spinner
Karn Sharma.
According to BCCI CEO
Rahul Johri
, the board has set up an inquiry into Gowtham's sudden decision to skip the Duleep Trophy game and opt for a KPL match. “Gowtham opted out of the Duleep Trophy game during the first match and even produced a medical certificate that he was unwell.
Two days later, he was found playing in the Karnataka Premier League. This is gross insult to the system. A player can't take a national level tournament for granted like this.The board is looking into this incident and till the enquiry is over, he will not be picked for India A team,“ a disappointed Johri told TOI on Wednesday .
When asked if BCCI would also take action against another Test cricketer and Karnataka player Karun Nair after he also skipped a Duleep Trophy game, BCCI said that it would also look into the matter.
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