Head coach suffers severe injuries after being assaulted by cricketers amid India-South Africa series
Published - 09 Dec 2025, 09:58 PM | Updated - 09 Dec 2025, 10:03 PM
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In the middle of the T20I series between the India National Cricket Team and the South Africa National Cricket Team, a shocking incident has come to light in Indian cricket.
The Under-19 head coach of the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP), S Venkataraman, was brutally beaten up by local cricketers, which left him badly injured, according to a report in the Indian Express.
Head coach suffers a head injury and a shoulder fracture after being assaulted
India is a country with a population of over 1.4 billion, and most of the kids grow up watching cricket and dream of becoming a cricketer. However, the competition is so immense that even getting into the state teams gets difficult.
On Monday, three local cricketers took an extreme step after being neglected for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as they assaulted the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) head coach S Venkataraman.
This assault was a brutal one and left the coach with a head injury and a shoulder fracture. An FIR has been filed after the incident, and while about the matter, the Sub-Inspector S Rajesh of the Sedarapet police station, said (as quoted by the Indian Express):
“Venkataraman received 20 stitches on his forehead, but he is stable. The said players are absconding, and we are trying to track them. Further details will be revealed in due course.”
Report exposes Puducherry cricket; Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary promises action
However, a report in the Indian Express also exposed the Cricket Association of Pondicherry for not treating its players adequately.
The report claimed that the “outstation cricketers” were made to pass off as “locals” by using fake educational certificates and Aadhaar addresses, and the BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has promised an investigation into the matter. He said:
"The news items raise some serious allegations, and therefore the BCCI will look into the matter soon.”
Karthikeyan Jayasundaram, A Aravinddaraj, and S Santhosh Kumaran named in FIR
Coming back to the incident, S Venkataraman has named locals Karthikeyan Jayasundaram, A Aravinddaraj, and S Santhosh Kumaran in the FIR and alleged Bharathidasan Pondicherry Cricketers’ Forum Secretary, G Chandran, of instigating the attack.
"Around 11 am on December 8, 2025, I was in the indoor nets inside the CAP complex before Pondicherry senior cricketers Karthikeyan, Aravinddaraj and Santhosh Kumaran came and began to abuse me, insisting that I was the reason for their non-selection in the SMAT (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy) squad. While Aravinddaraj held me, Karthikeyan took the bat that Santhosh Kumaran had and attacked me with the intention of killing me. They hit me, saying Chandran had told them that they would get a chance only if they killed me,” Venkataraman said in his complaint.
Meaning, the Bharathidasan Pondicherry Cricketers’ Forum has denied the allegations made by S Venkataraman against Chandran.
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