Team India’s experienced batsman Ajinkya Rahane has started a big debate regarding the selection system in Indian cricket. Rahane believes that fundamental reforms are needed in the appointment of selectors. Especially at the domestic level…
He said that the responsibility of selecting the team should be given only to recently retired first class players, because they understand the demands of modern cricket and the capabilities of the players better. Keep in mind that Rahane has not officially retired from international cricket, but he had resigned from the post of captain of the Mumbai team earlier this year.
This statement of Rahane also indicates that many players are not able to perform openly due to the fear of the current selectors, and hence change in the system is very important. This statement of Rahane is being considered as a direct target on the BCCI selectors, because Rahane himself has been out of the team for a long time.
Rahane met his former teammate Cheteshwar Pujara During a conversation on his YouTube channel, he said – Players should not be afraid of selectors, I especially want to talk about the selectors of domestic cricket. We should have selectors who have recently retired from top-level cricket, who retired five-six years, seven-eight years ago.
Rahane further said – The way cricket is developing, I think it is very important that the mentality and thinking of the selectors should also be in line with it and keep pace with the changes, the game is constantly changing. We don’t want to take decisions that are based on the way cricket was played 20-30 years ago. With formats like T20 and IPL, it is important to understand the style of play that modern cricket players play.
Rahane attacked the selection process
At present, any player who has played 10 first-class matches and is at least 5 years away from retirement can apply for the post of selector at the domestic level.
But Rahane believes that this model has become old and irrelevant. He said that the responsibility of team selection should be given only to recently retired first-class players.
Pujara gave a balanced view
Cheteshwar Pujara had announced his retirement from all formats in August after a career of 103 Test matches. He partially agreed with Rahane’s views. Pujara said- It can be implemented in big states because they have a lot of options, where possible. But this does not mean that any former cricketer, who has made a good record and now wants to become a selector, should not be given a chance just because he has retired a long time ago.
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