Venkatesh Prasad clears air about outburst against BCCI, where his 'one corrupt guy' remark went viral

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad whose tirade on social media did not go unnoticed, has now cleared the air about the entire incident.

Speaking to news agency PTI, Prasad stated that it was nothing personal but just an observation when asked if it was directed towards any particular official.

Prasad's tweet was regarding the ODI World Cup ticketing fiasco.

On September 9, he had written, 'It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hardwork of an organisation that is generally non-corrupt and get a stamp of corruption on the whole leadership, not just on a micro level but at a large level.'

While several assumed it was about someone in particular, Prasad says that he was 100% misinterpreted.

'Since in my other tweets, I had tweeted about tickets, it looked mixed up. My criticism for BCCI was clear about the ticketing and scheduling,' he added.

On September 10, the 54-year-old issued a modified version of the tweet which read, 'It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hardwork of an otherwise non-corrupt organisation and spoil the reputation of an entire organisation & the impact isn’t just micro but at a macro level. This is true in every field, be it politics, sports, journalism, corporate.'

(with PTI inputs)