Selection committee alleges BCCI: Virat's removal from captaincy and Mohammad Shami's chance in T20 after one year on BCCI's wish

The selection committee, which was sacked by the BCCI, has alleged that they have been made scapegoats for Team India's poor performance in the T20 World Cup. From the removal of Virat from the captaincy of T20 and ODIs to which players to give a chance in the team, only the advice of the top BCCI officials and the team management was considered. Now that all the experiments have failed, the blame has been thrown on the selection committee.

In fact, in the T20 World Cup, the Indian team was defeated by 10 wickets against England in the semi-finals. After this Team India was criticized. Questions were also being raised on the way BCCI was functioning. After this, two days ago i.e. on November 18, the BCCI called for applications for the new committee after sacking four members of the selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma. Let us tell you what the member of the selection committee made allegations and what he said---

From the removal of Virat from the captaincy to the use of 8 captains at the behest of top officials, a member of the selection committee visiting various cities to see the performance of the players in the Vijay Hazare Trophy told Bhaskar on the condition of anonymity- All know that all major decisions taken regarding Team India are not taken without the consent of top BCCI officials. The decision to remove Virat Kohli from ODI captaincy was also taken by the top BCCI officials. At the same time, on the suggestion of the top BCCI officials, the players were given rest and new players were given a chance under the rotation policy in the team. We are facing allegations that we made 8 captains in 9 months, so we did not even take these decisions from our minds. It was only guided by the top officials of BCCI as to who would be the captain on which tour. Now that all the experiments have failed, then the head of the selection committee was hurled.

The team management has also decided to include Shami in the direct World Cup. This selector further said – Staying away from International T20 for one year only at the suggestion of the officials and sitting out in the Asia Cup, Mohammad Shami has been included in the T20 World Cup. Included as a reserve player. Later, when Bumrah was injured, he was given a place on the team.

Why players and team management are not guilty The selection committee gave chance to new players only on the demand of team management and included 15 players squad and reserve players for T20 World Cup only on their suggestion. When all the experiments were done at the suggestion of team management and BCCI then why only the selection committee is being blamed? Team management officials and players are also to blame for the poor performance of the team and action should be taken against them as well.

Team's poor performance in major tournaments Three major T20 tournaments took place after Chetan Sharma became the chairman of the selection committee. In which Team India had a poor performance. The Indian team could not reach the semi-finals in the 2021 T20 World Cup. The Indian team could not make it to the top four in the Asia Cup this year. At the same time, in the T20 World Cup that ended this year in Australia, Team India had to face defeat by 10 wickets in the semi-finals.

Lack of plan The selection committee saw a lack of plans. Despite Team India being out of the semi-finals in the 2021 World Cup, the selection committee could not prepare a top-order option for almost 1 year. At the same time, despite repeated injuries to Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, the committee failed to find their replacement.

Wrong team selection for T-20 World Cup The selection committee selected 15 players for the T-20 World Cup, and questions were also raised on that. R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami were not getting a chance in T20 for a year. But a few days before the T20 World, he was included in a few matches and later included in the squad for the T20 World Cup. Rahul Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakraborty were tried in one year, but they were not given a chance.

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