IF INDIA WISHES TO WIN THE NEXT WORLD CUP, SRIKANT SHOULD BE SACKED FROM THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IMMEDIATELY (16th OCT 2009, 1450 Hrs)

IF INDIA WISHES TO WIN THE NEXT WORLD CUP, SRIKANT SHOULD BE SACKED FROM THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IMMEDIATELY! (16th OCT 2009, 1450 Hrs)

Ever since Krishnamachari Srikant was appointed the Chief Selector, Indian team has always been in a turmoil plagued by various controversies. Why is he taking revenge from Dhoni for his able captaincy? I remember how as an expert commentator or analyzer, Srikant was vociferous about Dhoni’s captaincy and performance, before he became the Chief Selector. Now that he is heading the selection committee, he is doing just that by jeopardizing India’s chance in every tour.

Corruption is seeped in the selection committee otherwise how an average non-performer bloke like Dinesh Karthik is making his place in the playing eleven while a senior ever-dependable Rahul Dravid is shown the door. If India ever needed a second wicketkeeper, Parthiv Patel is a better choice than Karthik (is pathetic behind the stumps) any day, behind the stump and as an opener. He had proved his worth at the IPL. A great batsman like Dravid has to prove his worth is the biggest joke of the BCCI Selection Committee! Rahul has won more matches for India than Sachin Tendulkar and one can refer the statistics. But since he doesn’t believe in the game of politics, he has faced the axe time and again.

Yes, age is catching up with Dravid, no wonder. Yet, he performs every time he walks to play for India like a true loyal patriot while there are players, who get de-hydrated or injured because one could make only 8 runs at the Champions Trophy. If Rahul hadn’t scored those precious 79 runs against Pakistan in the Champions trophy, India with greats like Sachin would have shamelessly beaten by a larger margin. And if one will see how Harbhajan Singh made Rahul to run for that third run, it clearly shows how the bowler made him lose his wicket with a purpose (match fixing for sure).

It was Venkatesh Prasad, Lalchand Rajput and Robin Singh, who brought us the first ever T20 World Champions Trophy with young inexperienced lads. However, they have never been given their respect and due… while these three have been loyal towards their duty to build up a good team India, it is the politics that ruins everything for them and the team. Dhoni’s popularity and rise to the top has not gone well with the selectors because he believes in his young team. And the result is in front of everybody. The Captain should be given a free reign to have his playing eleven to succeed in the international scenario, however, in India, such a phenomenon never happens.

The selectors seem to be in the limelight always, whenever team India wins, however, if they lose, then the Captain is blamed and Indian coaches rather than the foreign coach. WHY? Srikant was and is the bad choice as the Chief Selector and he will definitely take team India into the last position before he ends his tenure for sure. It’s high time that BCCI should take action against the Selection Committee rather than the Captain and his faithful eleven… I know it will never happen because BCCI stands for: Bunch of Corrupt Company of Individuals!