Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan denied making any statement with regards to top cricket teams not being able to beat India on home soil.

"This is with reference to some comments attributed to me ("They cannot beat us here and we will feel very happy"), with reference to the tours to be undertaken by England and Australia to India in the 2012-13 season, which are being carried by sections of the media.

"I would like to make it clear that I have not made these statements to any mediaperson or media organisation. The claims that I have done so are baseless and totally false," Srinivasan said in a statement.