With you Wasim: Kumble, Irfan rally behind Jaffer in communal controversy

Spin legend Anil Kumble on Thursday extended support to his former India teammate Wasim Jaffer after the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand CAU alleged that he had tried to force religionbased selections as the state teams coachFormer India players Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary also stood in solidarity with Jaffer and supported the leading rungetter of the Ranji TrophyJaffer who quit as Uttarakhand coach owing to a dispute with the state association on Wednesday rejected allegations by the cricket associations officials that he favoured Muslim players in the team He got support from Kumble a former India captain and coach who currently heads the ICCs cricket committeeWith you Wasim Did the right thing Unfortunately its the players wholl miss your mentorship Kumble wrote on his Twitter handleWith you Wasim Did the right thing Unfortunately itrsquos the players whorsquoll miss your mentor shipmdash Anil Kumble anilkumble1074 February 11 2021The 42yearold Jaffer who played 31 Tests for India and is a celebrated name in domestic cricket said the charge levelled by CAUs secretary Mahim Verma in a media report had caused him immense painJaffer resigned on Tuesday citing interference and bias of selectors and the associations secretary for nondeserving players as the reason jo communal angle lagaya the communal angle that has been brought up that is very very sad Jaffer said in a virtual press conference on WednesdayThey levelled an allegation that I am in favour of Iqbal Abdulla I wanted to make Iqbal Abdulla as the captain which is absolutely wrong he assertedThe leading rungetter in Ranji Trophy also dismissed allegations that he brought Maulvis Muslim religious scholars to the teams training First of all they said the Maulavis came there in a biobubble and we offered Namaz Let me tell you one thing the Maulavi Maulana who came on two or three Fridays during the camp in Dehradun I had not called him It was Iqbal Abdulla Uttarakhand player who sought mine and the managers permission only for the Friday prayer he said referring to the 31yearold allrounder who has competed in the IPL but hasnt played for India yetIn a tweet he also said he recommended Jay Bista for captaincy not Iqbal but CAU officials favoured Iqbal1 I recommended Jay Bista for captaincy not Iqbal but CAU officials favoured Iqbal2 I did not invite Maulavis3 I resigned cos bias of selectorssecretary for nondeserving players4 Team used to say a chant of Sikh community I suggested we can say Go Uttarakhand Facts httpstco8vZSisrDDlmdash Wasim Jaffer WasimJaffer14 February 10 2021Former India pacer Irfan Pathan took to Twitter and offered his support to Jaffer Unfortunate that you have to explain this Pathan who has played 29 Tests and 120 ODIs tweeted in reply to Jaffers tweet in which he explained his standUnfortunate that you have to explain thismdash Irfan Pathan IrfanPathan February 11 2021Former India cricketer and senior Bengal player Manoj Tiwary also supported Jaffer on the issue and urged the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to take note of the issue I would request the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand BJP MrTrivendra Singh Rawat 2 intervene immediately nd take note of the issue in which our National hero Wasim bhai was branded as communal in the Cricket Association nd take necessary action Time 2 Set an example Wasim Jaffer tweeted TiwaryI would request the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand BJP MrTrivendra Singh Rawat 2 intervene immediately nd take note of the issue in which our National hero Wasim bhai was branded as communal in the Cricket Association nd take necessary actionTime 2 Set an example WasimJaffer pictwittercomZPcusxuo7vmdash MANOJ TIWARY tiwarymanoj February 11 2021Former Mumbai batsman Shishir Hattangadi asked Jaffer not to be on the defensive on the matter Wasim opening batting has been your religion You dont need to defend yourself Stay calm and shoulder arms to anything that is outside the offstump Needless to say you knew where your offstump wasmore often than not tweeted HattangadiJaffer was appointed as the head coach of the state team in June 2020 He had signed a oneyear contract with CAU Uttarakhand won only one out of their 5 matches in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali TrophyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever