Wright

Mumbai: Former Team India coach John Wright, who didn’t mince words in describing the state of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI’s) existing HQ, in one corner of the Brabourne Stadium, hasn’t been invited for Saturday’s inauguration of a new establishment at the Wankhede.

“I haven’t received an invitation... Not till now at least,” Wright, who has been on Media duty throughout the Champions Trophy, told The Telegraph on Friday evening.

Wright, it may be recalled, has written the following in his recently-released book, Indian Summers: “Although the BCCI generates a major proportion of cricket’s total revenues, its office in Mumbai has concrete floors and a toilet that requires key access. I reckon those ramshackle surroundings are the greatest feat of camouflage since a wolf put on sheep’s clothing.”

Given Wright’s contribution to Indian cricket, it would’ve been nice had an invitation been extended.

Meanwhile, of the 19 captains invited by the BCCI, 15 are “expected” to be present. While D.K.Gaekwad and Polly Umrigar are unwell, Kapil Dev is overseas and Sourav Ganguly has a Duleep Trophy match in Guwahati.

Among past presidents and office-bearers, a notable absentee will be Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has been cornered by the Sharad Pawar regime.