DUBAI, Oct 6: Jagmohan Dalmiya has strongly refuted charges that he was responsible for saving job of Indian captain Saurav Ganguly. “I don’t decide who will be in the team or, for that matter, who will be the captain. It’s the job of the selectors and I don’t interfere in their affairs. Neither do I have any right to do so,” former ICC and Indian board president told a private TV channel.

But it is said Ganguly innings as a captain would have been long over, but for your influence on Indian board? “There’s nothing of that sorts. But I do believe that players shouldn’t be subjected to any raw deal and if I feel that is happening, I do speak up openly for their rights.”

On Greg Chappell-Ganguly slugfest, he said, “some people are talking a bit out of turn and that’s not good for cricket. As far as leaked e-mail is concerned, Kolkata-based newspaper which first carried the report has openly said it got copy of it from overseas and not from any source in India. The current officials of BCCI should investigate the matter,” he said.

“Chappell has admitted that he mailed the report to four people and he was trying to send me the copy as well, but couldn’t since he didn’t have my mail-ID.”—Agencies