Ashish Bhowmick, the man in the eye of the Eden Gardens controversy, tried to play down his appointment by claiming that the Eden curator Prabir Mukherjee was his 'guru' (mentor
Bhowmick also tried to deny reports that he had replaced Mukherjee as the curator for the third Test against England.
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Bhowmick said, “It’s all media-concocted stories. I know him (Prabir Mukherjee) for many years and have learnt a lot from him. He is my guru.
He is a living legend. I’ll work with him and hope to get some more knowledge from him. It’s just a routine affair. There’s absolutely no problem between us, nor there has been any instruction from the Board,” Bhowmick said.