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Lele, who has some well-documented recent run-ins with Kapil, soon changed gears and in lowering his decibel level explained that the captain and coach are not called while naming probables.

A sample of Lele’s blunt, one-liners at the press conference:

Question: On Inderjit Singh Bindra’s charges against Kapil Dev:
Lele: That’s his view and has got nothing to do with the Board (It did not matter that the man making the explosive statement was a former BCCI supremo and a current president of one of the affiliated units of the Board).

Q:On Kapil Dev’s suggestion that India should stay away from international cricket till the match-fixing allegations were cleared:
Lele: These are only allegations. The Board will honour all its international commitments.

Q: On why the BCCI is not pro-active on the Kapil issue:
Lele: We will take up the matter with Kapil Dev at the appropriate time.

Q: On why Manoj Prabhakar’s Benevolent Fund has not been released:
Lele: Prabhakar has been paid for all the Ranji Trophy and other domestic matches he has played. His money from Tests and One-Day Internationals will be paid after his case is solved.

Q: But how can the BCCI hold back someone’s Benevolent Fund?:
Lele: We will pay him with interest!