CHENNAI: Former ICC chairman and BCCI president N Srinivasan on Friday took strong objection to the statements made through Dilip Vengsarkar all the way through an match in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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The former Indian captain claimed that his tenure as the selection committee chairman was lower short through Srinivasan since he was disappointed at Vengsarkar's resolution to include the then 19-year-old Virat Kohli into the national side rather than Tamil Nadu's S Badrinath.
"At the outset, I deny this as completely false, motivated and without any basis. It is a pity that Vengsarkar is trying to cast aspersions on me. I find it unbecoming and highly unprofessional of a former selector to act in such a manner," mentioned Srinivasan.
Srinivasan reasoned that the allegation that one player being dropped in favour of some other within the Indian squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2008 - a choice that allegedly resulted in Vengsarkar's removing - was flawed as each Badrinath and Kohli had long past directly to characteristic in that individual sequence.
Srinivasan mentioned he had no animosity with Vengsarkar. "All of us have been great admirers of the batting skills of Vengsarkar. If I recall, for his benefit match back in 1994 - India Cements had contributed Rs 1 lakh which at that time was a princely sum," he mentioned.
Srinivasan went on to add that a sum of Rs 10 lakh was given through India Cements to Dadar Union Club for its infrastructure at Vengsarkar's request. "I have always respected him as a cricketer. I am sorry that he talks like this," he mentioned.
Back in 2008, Vengsarkar was serving as the vice-president of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in addition to being the chairman of selection committee. In the running committee assembly held in August 2008, it was unanimously decided through the participants that an individual who is the office-bearer of the BCCI or any of the member gadgets can't be thought to be for a selector's function.
"Vengsarkar continued as the vice-president of the MCA until 2010 and again in 2014 as he could not have been considered at all for the post of selector. The decision was clear - you can't be on both sides. This is a simple rule and he was aware of it. He is trying to create some controversy by suggesting that I was behind his removal when I was the treasurer of the BCCI," mentioned Srinivasan.
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The former Indian captain claimed that his tenure as the selection committee chairman was lower short through Srinivasan since he was disappointed at Vengsarkar's resolution to include the then 19-year-old Virat Kohli into the national side rather than Tamil Nadu's S Badrinath.
"At the outset, I deny this as completely false, motivated and without any basis. It is a pity that Vengsarkar is trying to cast aspersions on me. I find it unbecoming and highly unprofessional of a former selector to act in such a manner," mentioned Srinivasan.
Srinivasan reasoned that the allegation that one player being dropped in favour of some other within the Indian squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2008 - a choice that allegedly resulted in Vengsarkar's removing - was flawed as each Badrinath and Kohli had long past directly to characteristic in that individual sequence.
Srinivasan mentioned he had no animosity with Vengsarkar. "All of us have been great admirers of the batting skills of Vengsarkar. If I recall, for his benefit match back in 1994 - India Cements had contributed Rs 1 lakh which at that time was a princely sum," he mentioned.
Srinivasan went on to add that a sum of Rs 10 lakh was given through India Cements to Dadar Union Club for its infrastructure at Vengsarkar's request. "I have always respected him as a cricketer. I am sorry that he talks like this," he mentioned.
Back in 2008, Vengsarkar was serving as the vice-president of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in addition to being the chairman of selection committee. In the running committee assembly held in August 2008, it was unanimously decided through the participants that an individual who is the office-bearer of the BCCI or any of the member gadgets can't be thought to be for a selector's function.
"Vengsarkar continued as the vice-president of the MCA until 2010 and again in 2014 as he could not have been considered at all for the post of selector. The decision was clear - you can't be on both sides. This is a simple rule and he was aware of it. He is trying to create some controversy by suggesting that I was behind his removal when I was the treasurer of the BCCI," mentioned Srinivasan.
Srinivasan hits back at Vengsarkar allegations
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