The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has allegedly written a letter to the Control Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), requesting that famous commentators Harsha Bhogle and Simon Dole be banned from covering any match. Garden of Eden For the remaining of IPL 2025 season. The development of Eden Gardens's pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee was developed after a public criticism by the pair.
The controversy began after the pitch status at the Eden Gardens and the comment by curator Mukherjee's role in preparing him. While the domestic team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had asked for a spin-friendly track to help their bowlers like Sunil Narin and Varun Chakraborty, Mukherjee avoided considering the request and followed the BCCI guidelines about the preparation of the pitch. After this, Dole said that if the curator remains stubborn, KKR should be considered completely transferring from Kolkata,
However, the cab did not take the comment positively, believing that Mukherjee was wrongly targeted. Sources in the association revealed that Mukherjee is only following the BCCI Rules Book, which clearly states that the pitch and the ground preparation falls under the host association and the BCC-based site curator, not the franchise or commentator. Mukherjee responded to criticism that he was targeted.
He said, “I don't have to worry about what Harsha Bhogle or Simon Doll said. What does it matter to me what the audience and my association have said about the wicket.”
“I am accountable to BCCI to produce a good sporting wicket. According to the BCCI guidelines, it is clearly mentioned that all IPL is the preparation of pitch and ground for regular season matches that is the responsibility of the Chief Curator of the Host Association under the guidance of the BCCI-depressed site curator, the responsibility of the Host Association is about the match and the match already. The franchisees and players will not have to say anything in the preparation for the wicket.
In particular, the BCCI has not officially responded to the cab's letter, but neither Bhogle nor Doll will be seen in the commentary panel for Monday's match between KKR and Gujarat Titans. The qualifier with the Eden Garden on 23 May and also set to host the IPL final on May 2 and 25 May, it is still not known whether the two commentators will return to the mike for future matches at the reputed site.
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