India, Feb. 10 -- Three years after a bizarre allegation from Pakistan, the Indian team has once again found itself at the centre of controversy during an ICC tournament, this time over their bats. Days after Suryakumar Yadav's sublime knock on a challenging Wankhede surface against the USA in India's T20 World Cup opener, Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa made an explosive claim, accusing Indian players of using "special bats."

Speaking to NewsWire in an interview, Rajapaksa alleged that Indian cricketers were enjoying an equipment advantage without undergoing proper checks. He further claimed it was an "open secret" within the cricketing fraternity and suggested that such bats were not available to players from other teams.

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