Mr.Dilip Vengsarkar, the Chairman of Selectors for the BCCI, has openly come out and defended his decision to have a young team
Speaking just ahead of a formal dinner to commemorate the 1983 World Cup victory at Lords,Mr.Dilip Vengsarkar said that he wanted India to learn a lesson from the West Indies.When they were world beaters, the West Indies team almost remain unchanged for over a period of 10 years.When the great players like Lloyd, Richards and others retired from the International cricket one by one, the West Indies team went into a nosedive and they are languishing at the bottom eversince.
Mr.Vengsarkar felt proud and took credit for the bold decisions his committee took last season during which the injection of youth after the successful test tour of England that led to India winning the World Twenty 20 championship and then the tri-series in Australia. He was not boasting but someone had to take these calls. Whoever heads the committee must steer a brave course and look seriously at youth options so that we were not stranded when the greats retired.
The chairman also revealed that it was never easy to shift any senior because the vested interests of Indian cricket took over with the media, officials and associations taking up the call to bring back the player on sentimental grounds.While seniors have done extremely well in tests and 50-50 ODIs, the T20 format might be a different challenge altogether. Considering the mix of formats, Mr.Vengsarkar believed that taking players out of their comfort zones is a task that must be undertaken regardless of the difficult consequences posed by regional conflicts of interest.
Mr.Vengsarkar was happy to have contributed to the game as a chief selector with brave new ideas for the betterment of the national team.He was proud to have set a great trend in blending youth and experience without fear of being called biased.
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