Puducherry: The head coach of the Puducherry Cricket Association (CAP) Under-19 team was brutally assaulted on the field by three senior players allegedly angered over their non-selection for a major tournament.

The victim, Coach S. Venkatraman, was attacked at around 11 AM yesterday within the premises of the Puducherry Cricket Association. According to the police complaint filed by Venkatraman, the assailants—identified as Karthikeyan Jayasundaram, Aravindaraj, and Santosh Kumaran—confronted him in the nets training area. An argument ensued, with the players reportedly questioning why they were omitted from the Puducherry squad for the upcoming 2025 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) T20 series.

The altercation quickly turned violent. The coach alleges that Aravindaraj held him while Kart

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