Amitabh Chowdhary, the team manager for the controversy-ridden Zimbabwe tour, has said captain Sourav Ganguly did not skip practice sessions as alleged by coach Greg Chappell.
"No (he did not miss training sessions). Whenever I saw, the team was always together and all players participated in training and practice (sessions)," he told an Indian news channel.
Chappell accused Ganguly of skipping training sessions in a report he e-mailed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the contents of which were leaked to the media.
Asked about the charge by Chappell that Ganguly faked injuries and tried to avoid going in for fitness tests, he said there was no MRI scan facility in either Mutare or Bulawayo, the venue for the two Tests.
"There was no MRI facility in Mutare. In Bulawayo we tried to go for the tests and I spoke to the physio about it but he said there was no need to go for the test and that if needed they would go for it later. There was no MRI facility in Bulawayo as well."