"I was not even present when the incident took place. I later came to know of the incident from Harbhajan Singh in the team bus. So I was surprised by Mr. Shukla's comments," Ganguly told a news channel.

At the India Today Salaam Sachin Conclave Tuesday, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla had narrated an incident that happened during the match at the Oval during Ganguly's tenure as captain.