Under attack for choosing unfit players for the England Test series, selection panel chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Sunday said that batting failure and not fatigue due to excessive cricket was the main reason behind the debacle.
Mona Parthsarathi He may not have played a single ODI in the last two years but recalling Rahul Dravid for the upcoming one-day series against England is a step in the right direction, feel former chief selectors.
Mona Parthsarathi
He may not have played a single ODI in the last two years but recalling Rahul Dravid for the upcoming one-day series against England is a step in the right direction, feel former chief selectors.
Without taking Rahul Dravid's name, chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth made it clear that ODI squad was selected keeping the English conditions in mind.
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Undeserved players continue to warrant selection purely on preferential basis.
The Cricket Board (BCCI) is likely to retain the five-member selection committee thanks to Indian team's World Cup triumph, its ascend to the top of Test rankings and the consistent run in limited overs cricket.
The Indian squad for the four-Test series against England, which is the first part of their forthcoming tour, will be picked on July 2, Cricket Board sources said on Thursday.
BCCI's selection committee chief Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Friday said that despite battling injury issues for the past one and a half years, they have been able to find replacements who have done well to ensure India's dominance in world cricket.
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