NEW DELHI: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has hinted that his time period as chief selector of the BCCI’s nationwide variety committee was once minimize short in 2008 owing to his backing of present Indian skipper Virat Kohli over Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath, which didn't sit neatly with then BCCI treasurer N Srinivasan.
Speaking at a serve as in Mumbai on Wednesday, Vengsarkar advised journalists that his insistence that a teenaged Kohli - who had led India Under-19s to the junior World Cup in 2008 - be added to India’s ODI squad for the excursion of Sri Lanka that yr was once what compelled Srinivasan to end his tenure as chief selector. According to Vengsarkar, when the choice committee met to select the Test and ODI squads for the Sri Lanka excursion, he was once very prepared to hand Kohli a debut in the ODIs however that then captain MS Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten were not convinced.
"I felt this was once a perfect situation to incorporate Kohli in the squad. Although the other four selectors agreed with my determination, Gary Kirsten and MS Dhoni have been reluctant as they had now not seen much of Kohli. I advised them that I have seen him and we need to come with him in the workforce,” stated Vengsarkar. “I knew that they have been thinking about retaining S Badrinath in the workforce as a result of he was once a Chennai Super Kings participant. If Kohli would have come in, Badrinath would were dropped. N Srinivasan was once the BCCI treasurer at that time. He was once disenchanted that Badrinath was once dropped as a result of he was once their participant.”
Vengsarkar, who performed 116 Tests and 129 ODIs, took over from Kiran More as chief selector in 2006 and was once changed not up to two years later by former team-mate Kris Srikkanth. It was once Srinivasan’s influence, alluded Vengsarkar, that noticed him lose his activity and Srikkanth take over.
Badrinath made his ODI debut in the second ODI of the 2008 Sri Lanka excursion and performed the three suits, with rankings of 27*, 6 and six. Kohli also made his debut in the first ODI and performed all 5 suits, scoring 12, 37, 25, 54 and 31.
"He [Srinivasan] requested me on what foundation Badrinath was once axed, and I explained that I were at the Emerging Players excursion to Australia where I noticed Virat, who is an outstanding participant and because of this he's in the workforce. He argued that Badrinath has scored over 800 runs for Tamil Nadu. I advised him that he will get his chance. He then requested, 'When will he get his chance? He is already 29 now'. I advised him he will get his chance however I will't let you know when. The very next day, he (Srinivasan) took (Kris) Srikkanth, who later succeeded Vengasarkar as chief selector, to Sharad Pawar, who was once the (BCCI) president then and that was once the end of my variety tenure," Vengsarkar stated.
Speaking at a serve as in Mumbai on Wednesday, Vengsarkar advised journalists that his insistence that a teenaged Kohli - who had led India Under-19s to the junior World Cup in 2008 - be added to India’s ODI squad for the excursion of Sri Lanka that yr was once what compelled Srinivasan to end his tenure as chief selector. According to Vengsarkar, when the choice committee met to select the Test and ODI squads for the Sri Lanka excursion, he was once very prepared to hand Kohli a debut in the ODIs however that then captain MS Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten were not convinced.
"I felt this was once a perfect situation to incorporate Kohli in the squad. Although the other four selectors agreed with my determination, Gary Kirsten and MS Dhoni have been reluctant as they had now not seen much of Kohli. I advised them that I have seen him and we need to come with him in the workforce,” stated Vengsarkar. “I knew that they have been thinking about retaining S Badrinath in the workforce as a result of he was once a Chennai Super Kings participant. If Kohli would have come in, Badrinath would were dropped. N Srinivasan was once the BCCI treasurer at that time. He was once disenchanted that Badrinath was once dropped as a result of he was once their participant.”
Vengsarkar, who performed 116 Tests and 129 ODIs, took over from Kiran More as chief selector in 2006 and was once changed not up to two years later by former team-mate Kris Srikkanth. It was once Srinivasan’s influence, alluded Vengsarkar, that noticed him lose his activity and Srikkanth take over.
Badrinath made his ODI debut in the second ODI of the 2008 Sri Lanka excursion and performed the three suits, with rankings of 27*, 6 and six. Kohli also made his debut in the first ODI and performed all 5 suits, scoring 12, 37, 25, 54 and 31.
"He [Srinivasan] requested me on what foundation Badrinath was once axed, and I explained that I were at the Emerging Players excursion to Australia where I noticed Virat, who is an outstanding participant and because of this he's in the workforce. He argued that Badrinath has scored over 800 runs for Tamil Nadu. I advised him that he will get his chance. He then requested, 'When will he get his chance? He is already 29 now'. I advised him he will get his chance however I will't let you know when. The very next day, he (Srinivasan) took (Kris) Srikkanth, who later succeeded Vengasarkar as chief selector, to Sharad Pawar, who was once the (BCCI) president then and that was once the end of my variety tenure," Vengsarkar stated.
Backing of Kohli in 2008 led to my removal as chief selector: Vengsarkar
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