New Delhi: Stung by Shane Warne’s scathing attack on changing the pitch for their home match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, sought to put the lid on the controversy. The Board said selecting the playing surface was the prerogative of the curator and the teams have no choice on the matter.

A last-minute chance of track at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur triggered off a controversy with a livid Warne slamming the decision as “ridiculous”.

The BCCI tried to douse the fire regarding the pitch change as fingers were being pointed at CSK, owned by BCCI secretary N Srinivasan, using their clout to influence the curator’s decision.

IPL chairman and commissioner Chirayu Amin issued a press release to say that it was the curator, in consultation with the BCCI’s Ground and Pitches Committee, who decides the playing surface and there was nothing sinister about the change of pitch at Jaipur. (agencies)