Unfazed by Pakistan Cricket Board's threat to approach the International Cricket Council, the Indian security officer for the Pakistan team during the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday stood his ground that speedster Shoaib Akhtar had slapped coach Bob Woolmer in the team bus.
"I am not overly concerned about whether the PCB lodges a complaint against me or not. I never opened my mouth when I was on duty as the security officer. I have disclosed everything now because I want the paying public to know everything," Colonel Anil Kaul said.
Kaul said the Pakistan team manager and Woolmer have admitted that there were disciplinary issues concerning Akhtar during the Champions Trophy.
"I am nobody to comment on what the PCB will do. But why are they not revealing the details of these disciplinary issues? I stand by what I have said," Kaul said.
The PCB has vehemently denied the allegations and are planning to shoot off a letter of protest to the International Cricket Council against the Indian officer.
Kaul shook the cricket establishment in Pakistan on Wednesday by making a sensational allegation that Akhtar had slapped Woolmer after an argument over what music to play in the team bus during the team's stay in Jaipur.
He also said the speedster misbehaved with a woman at a discotheque and created a ruckus in the team hotel, banging the door of Indian coach Greg Chappell who was also staying there.
Both Akhtar and Woolmer denied Kaul's claims, although the Pakistan coach admitted that there had been a disciplinary problem with the bowler that evening.
On why he had waited for so long to make the disclosure, Kaul said, "I felt that the game has suffered because of all these incidents. The paying public have the right to know, why should they be cheated.
"The PCB should first discipline their own players instead of complaining about me. There were so many problems with the team... I can go on and on," he said.
"The important issue is about the timing of the dope incident. It is really intriguing," he said.
Kaul also alleged that Woolmer had complaints about almost everything during the team's tour of India for the Champions Trophy.
"He [Woolmer] used to complain about almost everything. I am Indian and it hurts me to hear him constantly complaining about things in my country," he said.
