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`I was never the villain...`: The Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis

Mid-Day Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ()
Earlier, Gambhir called him `just a groundsman` during the verbal spat, when the former cricketer turned coach was instructed to stand 2.5 metres away from the pitch. Lee Fortis was named the ECB curator of the year for the last three years in a row for his dedication
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