Dhaka, May 30 :     Manoj Prabhakar was in Pune during the Asia Cup conditioning camp where, reportedly, he moved around disguised as a sardarji. While nobody is willing to talk about that hush-hush trip, it seems Prabhakar did try to contact players - obviously with video camera in bag. That he was in Pune, at the Holiday Inn (not the players' hotel), has been confirmed. One learns Prabhakar checked in a few days before the camp ended (May 22). In keeping with his new-found style of operation, Prabhakar 'instructed' the hotel staff not to reveal his presence. Apparently, Prabhakar wanted to begin his undercover-operation by video-recording Mohammed Azharuddin in New Delhi, late last month. However, that fell through as Azhar, for whatever reason, didn't play ball. As somebody in the know of things remarked: 'Thank God, Azhar didn't meet him. Unguarded, who knows what he would have said... Indian cricket could well then have received one more huge blow'. Indeed, the question doing the rounds is: What else has Prabhakar taped? Also, when will he cause the next tehelka? National coach Kapil Dev, Prabhakar's target No. 1, is himself confused. Confidants insist he largely has two queries: Is Prabhakar acting alone? If not, who exactly is the mastermind? Another question doing the rounds is: Could a business rivalry have been the catalyst for everything that has unfolded? Kapil's standard answer has been: 'I'm not into deals which would rattle any big-wig. Why should anyone waste time?' It's significant that the other evening, Kapil reminded it wasn't now a fight between individuals, 'but between one person and cricket'. Among those in the know, an interesting theory is developing - that Kapil could have been party to a Four Square offer, directed Prabhakar's way, during the Singer Cup (September 1994). And, Prabhakar may have given that a 360-degree twist, seeking to achieve whatever he set out to. Kapil himself can't confirm whether he did approach Prabhakar. 'I remember assisting the gentleman who came with the contracts but, so many years down the line, I honestly don't remember whether or not I spoke to Prabhakar. It's possible I did, equally, it's possible I didn't...' He is, for now, trying to re-establish contact with that gentleman (a former ITC staffer). 'Perhaps, he can throw some light,' Kapil added. When not immersed in plotting strategy for the Asia Cup, Kapil is catching up on reading - not journals, but the tehelka transcript. 'As is my habit, I read every line more than once,' he said, grinning. Kapil himself declined comment on the transcript, though he acknowledged making notes for his lawyer, but many here are shocked Prabhakar has dragged Union home minister L.K. Advani into the controversy, too. 'They are all the same,' Prabhakar is quoted as saying when Kiran More talks about his former teammate's meeting with Advani and the CBI's poor record (the tandoor case and Harshad Mehta being cited as examples). Advani can't be very amused. Incidentally, it is understood Sunil Gavaskar 'tipped off' Kapil about Prabhakar being on the evidence-collecting drive. Gavaskar, of course, had no idea every session was being clandestinely video-recorded. The tip-off was via a call. It's unlikely Kapil will ever forget that. He also won't forget Sachin Tendulkar's gesture of telephoning him ('Paaji, I feel sorry') within minutes of that BBC interview, where he broke down. That was the first of many supportive calls Kapil received.