Former Indian coach Anshuman Gaekwad on Friday said that he would file a criminal and also a civil suit against the 'Outlook' magazine for 'misquoting and misinterpreting' statements made by him in an interview to the magazine.

Gaekwad told PTI over phone from Baroda that he has spoken to his lawyer, Kaushik Bhatt, last week and decided to file a defamation case for Rs One crore against the magazine this week for misquoting him.

In an interview with the magazine, Gaekwad, was quoted as saying that many Indian cricketers, including Javagal Srinath, Ajit Agarkar and Rahul Dravid, used performance-enhancing drugs when he was the coach of the Indian team.

"I received a reply to our original notice from the publisher which contains nothing but the reconfirmation of what they have published and hence we had no option but to file a case," Gaekwad added.

Gaekwad also said that he had written a letter to the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) saying that whatever appeared in the magazine were not his quotes. His letter will be discussed by the BCCI members during Saturday's Working Committee meeting here.

Gaekwad, who is one of the two candidates (the other being Dilip Vengsarkar), likely to replace chairman of selectors Chandu Borde in next month's annual general meeting, also said he was prepared to help Indian cricket in whatever capacity.

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