Aussie athletes slam Sachin

Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar was abused by Aussie athletes and a washing machine thrown from the 8th floor, but the Oz mission denies wrongdoing.

Reports have indicated that the Australian Commonwealth contingent ran riot during the Closing ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, indulging in arson and bad mouthing Sachin Tendulkar, but the Oz CWG boss has indicated that no such thing happened and instead blamed other nations' athletes.

That the incident has become quite serious was evident from the fact that External Affairs Minister S M Krishna had to step in to cool tempers. Krishna sought to downplay the incident, saying it was a minor issue. "It is a minor issue. It should be sorted out. With Australia, we have a very good relationship. We will solve it to the satisfaction of both the parties," he told reporters here.

Australia's Commonwealth Games boss Perry Crosswhite today denied involvement of any Australian athlete in the vandalism at the Games Village.