Players boss Paul Marsh has refuted suggestions that Australian cricketers broke World Cup protocols on the Indore morning coffee run where they were “grabbed” by an assailant now in police custody, as details emerged about how players informed team security staff of the incident.

A man identified by Indian media as Akil Khan allegedly approached two members of the women’s World Cup squad about 11am on Thursday while he was riding a motorbike on the street.

The accused was arrested on stalking and inappropriate touching charges on Saturday night as politicians condemned the attack, described by state minister Kailash Vijayvargiya as “a stain on India’s image”.

The team’s security manager, Danny Simmons, told police that he received a text message from one of the players when the accused

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