Mukherjee created a storm when he refused to prepare a rank turner for the Test match. “It is unethical to tamper with the pitch as per the liking of the captain. I have not done it in my life. Why should I do it now? Let them give me in writing then I will do it,” Mukherjee was quoted as saying before the Test.

However, Dhoni and he had reportedly buried the hatchet before the first ball of the Test was bowled.