Dilip Vengsarkar speaks out
Source: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/current/story/313984.html
This is interesting from the most slated Chairman of Selectors ever. He seems to be very tough on people and it is good that the oldies have been told to buck up as I sensed that they were in the team merely for reputation. I do question him sometimes, although Badrinath has hit four centuries and a double in his last six India A FC innings and a man of the match in his only recent India A ODI, Raina has played just the one match for India A this year!
'Nobody can take their place for granted' - Vengsarkar
Cricinfo staff
October 6, 2007
Dilip Vengsarkar, India's chairman of selectors, has sounded out a warning to the senior players following the team's second consecutive defeat to Australia in the seven-match series.
Vengsarkar made it clear that the seniors needed to raise their game, especially in the wake of the World Twenty20 triumph engineered by a young side. "There are many players like S Badrinath and Suresh Raina who are performing with the India A side," Vengsarkar told Mid-Day, a Mumbai-based tabloid. "These guys are waiting for their chance and you cannot ignore them. It's a professional set-up and nobody can take their place for granted."
Source: http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indvaus/content/current/story/313984.html
This is interesting from the most slated Chairman of Selectors ever. He seems to be very tough on people and it is good that the oldies have been told to buck up as I sensed that they were in the team merely for reputation. I do question him sometimes, although Badrinath has hit four centuries and a double in his last six India A FC innings and a man of the match in his only recent India A ODI, Raina has played just the one match for India A this year!