The lack of young off-spinners in the country has become a growing concern and former spinner Sivaramakrishnan feels that defensive captaincy in the Ranji circuit is to blame for the same.
The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Tuesday shortlisted five candidates for the Indian cricket team's national selectors' job.
Venkatesh Prasad already has some experience in the job, having been part of the junior selection panel.
The two frontrunners for the post left vacant by chief selector M.S.K. Prasad will be former leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and former pacer Ajit Agarkar.
If selected, Prasad will be eligible for just one-and-a-half-year period while Sivaramakrishnan could have a full three-year stint.
Agarkar, a former chairman of Mumbai senior selection committee, is in contention for the chairman's post as the new constitution doesn't have provisions for zonal system.
The BCCI will be replacing MSK Prasad (South Zone) and Gagan Khoda (Central Zone) from the current committee while Sarandeep Singh (North Zone), Jatin Paranjpe (West Zone) and Devang Gandhi (East Zone) will be continuing for one more season.
The India middle-order, which has hardly been exposed during the tournament, got its first stern test against Afghanistan and failed to get the team over the line.
With Afghanistan playing for pride, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan reckoned that it will be a good strategy if India try and defend a total.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has found out the difference between Rashid Khan's googly and leg-break.