CA may probe Pawar-push incident

8220;The players have only just arrived back in Australia and over the course of the next few days we will be finding out what, if anything, did or did not happen,8221; CA spokesman Peter Young said.

Young said the players were understandably very thrilled to have won the mini World Cup for the first time but stopped short of citing it as an excuse. 8220;I do know the Australian players were very excited to win the trophy. It is a bit of a holy grail because it was the only trophy in world cricket they had not won,8221; he was quoted as saying by The Age.

Although Pawar himself sought to downplay the incident, it continued to evoke strong criticism.

Gavaskar said: 8220;I am not amused by one of the Australian players who said 8216;hiya buddy8217; when he went up to receive his medallion from Mr Pawar,8221; said the former skipper who was also present on stage.

8220;Just receive it quietly. You are not in your country. In India, we respect our elders. Certain decorum has to be maintained, you have to show respect. Would they have done such a thing to their Prime Minister?8221; he was quoted as saying in a Mumbai eveninger.