Under-19 coach S Venkataraman was assaulted by three players over exclusion from Pondicherry squad, requiring 20 stitches and treatment for a shoulder fracture.

The Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) is under renewed scrutiny after its Under-19 head coach, S Venkataraman, was allegedly assaulted inside the association’s training facility on Monday by three local cricketers angered by their omission from the squad for the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), according to an Indian Express report .

Venkataraman, a former CAP Secretary, sustained a head injury that required 20 stitches and suffered a shoulder fracture. The attack, which took place around 11 am inside the indoor nets at the CAP complex, led to an FIR at the Sedarapet police station.

Sub-Inspector S Rajesh confirm

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