Former Indian Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday described Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist's remarks on Sachin Tendulkar's honesty in his autobiography as just a "marketing strategy".
"You have to write something sensational to sell a book," Vengsarkar said.
"I think it's a marketing strategy that Adam Gilchrist has adopted. Very unfortunate, but a fact," the former Indian captain told a private TV Channel.
Gilchrist in his autobiography 'True Colours', scheduled to be released next week, questioned Tendulkar's honesty in the 'Monkeygate' controversy during the Sydney Test.
The former wicket-keeper said Tendulkar had initially told the hearing that he could not hear what was said, he was "certain he was telling the truth" because he was "a fair way away".
But during the appeal which followed, Tendulkar said that Harbhajan used a Hindi term that sounded like "monkey" to Australian ears.
"In the Australian mentality, we play it hard and are then quick to shake hands and leave it all on the field. Some of our opponents don't do it that way. Sachin Tendulkar, for instance, can be hard to find for a changing room handshake after we have beaten India. Harbhajan can also be hard to find," Gilchrist added.
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