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MUMBAI - England pace bowler James Anderson has been charged by the ICC for his alleged altercation with Ravindra Jadeja but it was India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and not the all-rounder Jadeja, who suggested the complaint to be lodged against the bowler. This was revealed by manager Sunil Dev.
Speaking exclusively over from London on Wednesday afternoon, he said: "No, not Jadeja, but our captain wanted action against Anderson." "Our captain was firm (on his opinion) and we had to back him", he added. "I didn't even wait for the Indian cricket board's permission to lodge the complaint. It was not necessary".
The England and Wales Cricket Board has been backing the right-arm bowler who will be completing 31 years on July 30". 
According to the manager, the hearing may be held within a week's time. "We are prepared to attend the hearing immediately after the Test. The name of the adjudicator is not finalized yet, nor we have received any instructions from the BCCI on the appointment of the lawyer", Dev added. The adjudicator is likely to be from the neutral country.
"We are not sure who would be the witnesses in this hearing but Mahi (along with Jadeja) may be asked to attend the same." The team manager also rubbished the claim of the British media, which have voiced the opinion saying Anderson is unplayable by Indian batsmen and therefore this complaint has been registered.
Family backing: Back home, Jadeja's family was surprised to learn that the ECB has been trying to charge their son. "My brother hardly speaks at home and would never indulge in such controversy", Jadeja's sister, Naina, said from Rajkot. "Here the culprit is claiming as if he is clean", she said.  The family is yet to hear from Jadeja on this issue.
The ICC had flown match-referee Ranjan Madugalle to pacify India and Australia players in 2008 when Harbhajan was charged for making a racist comment against Andrew Symonds. This time the ICC lawyer took charge to resolve the issue, but Team India was firm on action.