EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Kohli rested for T20Is; Dube gets call­up End of the road for selection panel? Amol Karhadkar lection meeting of his com­ The AGM has to appoint the MUMBAI mittee and what would be Cricket Advisory Committee Sanju Samson and Yuvendra Chahal return to National team for Bangladesh series Ever since Sourav Ganguly the legacy of his committee, (CAC), which will then invite was announced as presi­ the former wicket­keeper applications for selectors T EAM SELECTION dent­elect of the Board of responded: “This selection and conduct interviews be­ Control for Cricket in India committee can proudly say fore shortlisting candidates. Amol Karhadkar MUMBAI (BCCI), murmurs of a rejig in that we have left enough Two of the five selectors — the National selection com­ bench­strength in all the de­ Prasad and Khoda — have Virat Kohli has been rested, mittee had been doing the partments across all served four years as selec­ Shivam Dube has earned his rounds. A day after Gangu­ formats.” tors, while the remaining maiden call­up while Sanju ly’s coronation was formal­ three have been working for Samson and Yuzvendra ised, chief selector M.S.K. Tweaking three years. According to the Chahal have been recalled Prasad hinted that the future The Hindu understands that revised rules, no individual to the India squad for next was uncertain for him and the new BCCI dispensation is can be a part of all cricket month’s T20 series against his four colleagues. keen on tweaking the under­ committees — senior selec­ Bangladesh. Besides selecting India’s fire selection panel. It is pos­ tion committee is one of the The National selection squads for the T20Is and sible that three of the five se­ eight committees — for more committee, headed by Tests against Bangladesh, lectors, including Prasad, than five years. M.S.K. Prasad, met at the Prasad and his four col­ may be asked to step down Despite the National Cricket Centre here, with leagues — Gagan Khoda, Sa­ after due processes are fol­ team’s consistent perfor­ captain Kohli in attendance, randeep Singh, Devang lowed. However, the selec­ mances across formats, the to pick the squad for three Gandhi and Jatin Paranjpe — tion committee revamp may lack of stature of the com­ T20Is and two Tests against had a meeting with Ganguly take more than a month. mittee — with a combined 13 Bangladesh. at the BCCI headquarters. According to BCCI’s new Test caps — has been criti­ During his media interac­ rulebook, the new office­ cised by legends, including Nadeem misses out tion, when Prasad was asked bearers will have to call an former captain Sunil Gavas­ if Thursday’s was the last se­ AGM with a 21­day notice. kar. While the Test squad that swept the series against South Africa has been re­ tained — Shahbaz Nadeem missing out with Kuldeep Chief selector hints at moving beyond Dhoni Prasad says that Pant will receive complete backing Tailormade: The selectors found Shivam Dube eminently Meritorius: Sanju Samson’s recent form added to his abundant suited for the role they had in mind. * SUDHAKARA JAIN talent has earned him the call. * FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY Yadav having recovered Sanju, whose only inter­ son — he was there in the In­ ment for the injured Hardik. from his shoulder injury — national appearance was in dian team 4­5 years ago — “You can see, earlier we the T2OI squad has four Zimbabwe four years ago, was inconsistency. had Hardik Pandya, then we changes from the drawn se­ has been rewarded for his “In the last one year, ho­ also tried Vijay Shankar. ries last month. scintillating form, including wever, he has had a fantas­ “All of us unanimously a double hundred for Kerala While Sanju has come in tic IPL followed by a good agreed that for the role we against Goa in the Vijay Ha­ for Kohli, the Mumbai duo India­A series against South have, he (Dube) fits in very zare Trophy last week. of Dube and Shardul Tha­ Africa and then a wonderful well,” Prasad said. kur have replaced injured Despite his abundant ta­ Vijay Hazare as well. “He bats aggressively, his all­rounder Hardik Pandya lent, Sanju’s inconsistency “He is more consistent performances in the India­A and pacer Navdeep Saini. with the willow had pre­ now and that is the reason series in the West Indies Ravindra Jadeja has made vented him from being we thought of drafting him and also against South Afri­ picked in the National team. way for leggie Yuzvendra in,” Prasad said. ca in the ODIs (for India­A) Writing on the wall: Chairman of selectors M.S.K. Prasad, right, made it clear that India was Chahal, who had been Prasad said Sanju had Prasad was full of praise were phenomenal. looking at a future without M.S. Dhoni. * FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK dropped for all the white­ proven his consistency in for Mumbai all­rounder “He has improved by ball series after the World recent outings. Dube, who will be tried out leaps and bounds, and we Special Correspondent So we are confident that he It is perceived that Dhoni MUMBAI Cup. “The problem with Sam­ as a like­for­like replace­ are convinced about him.” will come out successful and may not feature in India’s The writing had been on the that’s been the thought pro­ squad now on but the retire­ wall even before M.S. Dhoni cess post World Cup and we ment announced could be failed to help India clear the are focusing on Rishabh delayed since he is contem­ A brainstorming session with Ganguly World Cup semifinal hurdle Pant,” Prasad said after an­ plating to wear the Chennai but for the first time, chief nouncing the squad for In­ Super Kings’ yellows for the selector M.S.K. Prasad ad­ dia’s forthcoming series ver­ 2020 Indian Premier G. Viswanath Apex Council members, was dia at the launch of the new before, there will be a under­ cess was fantastic, we had a mitted that the selection pa­ sus Bangladesh. League. Prasad, though, re­ Mumbai at the BCCI office to get the Audi A6 here. He said: “I have standing of these things. I very healthy discussion. His nel had “moved on” from When pressed further on mained non­committal on India captain Virat Kohli met hang of the administrative set met him before to discuss a have had good discussions in observations were not just as Dhoni, backing Rishabh Pant whether the selectors had whether Dhoni has conveyed the new BCCI president Sou­ up. lot of things. I am looking for­ the past with him and I ex­ a president, but as a former as India’s wicketkeeper for moved on from Dhoni, Pra­ his willingness to let young­ rav Ganguly at the Cricket ward to a good discussion. pect the same this time.” cricketer. We are really thank­ Kohli, Rohit Sharma, shorter formats. sad said: “I made it very sters take over. Centre here on Thursday. named captain for the three “He is someone who has On Wednesday, Ganguly ful to him and I’m sure they “I have been very clear on clear, post World Cup that “That is purely his perso­ Kohli had already congratu­ match Twenty20 series played a lot of cricket before, had said that Kohli is the most are really invaluable sugges­ this that after the World Cup we are moving on. We are nal call. Going into domestic lated Sourav and expressed against South Africa, M.S.K. who knows the situation we important man in the entire tions which we will follow in we have started backing giving opportunities to cricket, getting his touch his delight at the former Prasad, chairman of the se­ are in, what the team needs, context of Indian cricket. the times to come.” Rishabh Pant. So we will still youngsters and see that they back or thoughts about re­ cricketer being elected for nior selection committee, the requirements of Indian After the completion of the back him (Pant) and see that establish themselves in the tirement, everything is pure­ the prestigious BCCI position. and his committee met Gan­ cricket. Thrilled Ranchi Test, Kohli had ex­ he progresses well. Of side. ly his personal [decision]. guly and secretary Jay Shah. Having completed the “So you need a good, pro­ Prasad also appeared thrilled pressed a wish that Test se­ course, he might not have “With Rishabh doing so “We’ve already laid the third Test against South Afri­ fessional, high­level discus­ by the occasion of discussing ries should be played at the the best of the matches, the well and Sanju Samson com­ roadmap for the future, I’m Looking forward ca well before time, Kohli got sion. It will be a healthy dis­ things with Ganguly. “Abso­ five traditional Test centres. way we except of him, but ing into the side, I am sure, sure you can see in the way the opportunity to meet Gan­ Before his meeting with Gan­ cussion because I am playing lutely (thrilled), a cricketer at He would have broached the we can still only make a you must be understanding we are selecting the teams,” guly who, along with some guly, Kohli spoke to the me­ currently and he has played the helm. His thought pro­ topic again with Ganguly. player by backing somebody. our thought process.” he said. Bharat Arun credits mental Bangladesh Mumbai City takes full points players switch for the bowling success call off strike Amine Chermiti’s late strike sinks Kerala Blasters S.