BCCI postpone selection meet as confusion reigns supreme
5 Nov 2014 11:27 PM GMT
In a mysterious turn of events, the national cricket selectors on Tuesday met here but did not select the team for the final two ODIs against Sri Lanka and the upcoming Australia tour, triggering speculation on the actual reason behind the postponement.
A brief BCCI release only stated the postponement of the meet without giving a definite reason for not picking the squads. However, BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel later told some waiting reporters that they wanted to see the performance of the team in the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka before finalising the squad.
‘Right now, only one match is over and we were thinking of involving the other seniors who are out or some of the juniors who are out but then we came to the conscious decision to wait for another two ODIs because for three games the team is already there,’ Patel said.
‘And this particular injury (Varun Aaron) required a replacement which we have decided. Who else can be tried, what is the performance of the team in the three ODIs, like Rohit is sitting out, he is fit. All these things will be considered,’ he added.
Asked what the selectors discussed in the meeting, which lasted three hours, Patel said they zeroed in on many aspects. ‘Three hours we were discussing at length about every thing. What can be the combination for Australia. We have decided that only the Test team will be picked at some point. Either 9th or 10th after the Hyderabad game. We will also have to see if there needs to be any change for the remaining ODIs,’ Patel said.
A brief BCCI release only stated the postponement of the meet without giving a definite reason for not picking the squads. However, BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel later told some waiting reporters that they wanted to see the performance of the team in the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka before finalising the squad.
‘Right now, only one match is over and we were thinking of involving the other seniors who are out or some of the juniors who are out but then we came to the conscious decision to wait for another two ODIs because for three games the team is already there,’ Patel said.
‘And this particular injury (Varun Aaron) required a replacement which we have decided. Who else can be tried, what is the performance of the team in the three ODIs, like Rohit is sitting out, he is fit. All these things will be considered,’ he added.
Asked what the selectors discussed in the meeting, which lasted three hours, Patel said they zeroed in on many aspects. ‘Three hours we were discussing at length about every thing. What can be the combination for Australia. We have decided that only the Test team will be picked at some point. Either 9th or 10th after the Hyderabad game. We will also have to see if there needs to be any change for the remaining ODIs,’ Patel said.
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