India coach Gary Kirsten on Friday said he was hurt by charges that he encouraged Indian cricketers to have sex to boost on-field performance.
"My family and I have been deeply offended and hurt by the many allegations that I encouraged the Indian players to engage in sexual activity before a match," Kirsten said, reading from a prepared statement.
Sex Ban Eased for English Cricketers
England's Ashes team has escaped a sex ban - as long as they stay off the booze.
England's Ashes team has escaped a sex ban - as long as they stay off the booze.
A leading Indian newspaper recently reported that the benefits of sex also feature in a secret document circulated among players by the coach and mental conditioning expert Paddy Upton.
"These allegations are absolutely not true and completely against my religious and moral beliefs," Kirsten said here.
Harold Pinter Preferred Cricket to Sex
Late dramatist and theatre director Harold Pinter's last interview with a British newspaper reveals that he was a die-hard cricket fan as a kid.
Late dramatist and theatre director Harold Pinter's last interview with a British newspaper reveals that he was a die-hard cricket fan as a kid.
"I never wrote the article and read it for the first time two days ago. It has never been and never will be part of team strategy.
Playing Cricket can Make People Better Behaved and More Cooperative
Cricket is still a civilizing influence on the people that play it, as it helps to bring down racial barriers, reconnect previously marginalised pupils with education, and improves school discipline.
Cricket is still a civilizing influence on the people that play it, as it helps to bring down racial barriers, reconnect previously marginalised pupils with education, and improves school discipline.
The report broke as India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their first Champions Trophy match in Centurion on Saturday.
England Cricket Fitness Coach Faces Child Porn Charges
A New Zealand-born fitness coach with the England cricket team is to be sentenced in Britain this week after he admitted downloading child pornography.
A New Zealand-born fitness coach with the England cricket team is to be sentenced in Britain this week after he admitted downloading child pornography.
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