MSK Prasad on India’s historic Test sequence triumph in Australia: Not even as soon as credit score was given to selectors

Former BCCI choice committee chief MSK Prasad opened up on how the panel he led for 4 years confronted flak for India’s losses however by no means obtained any credit score once they Tok big strides in Test cricket. Team India received the ICC Test mace for ending because the No. 1 Test crew 4 years in a row through the MSK Prasad-led choice committee (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMSK Prasad led the BCCI’s nationwide choice committee from 2016 to 2020India remained on high of the ICC Test crew rankings all through the Prasad-led panel’s tenurePrasad mentioned the selectors face flak for the defeats however by no means get any credit score when the Indian crew winsFormer chief selector of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), MSK Prasad rued the truth that non of the members within the present panel obtained any credit score for Team India’s stupendous efficiency within the historic Test sequence triumph in Australia earlier this yr.While the entire nation and cricketing fraternity hailed India’s once-in-a-generation win, none paid any credit score to the present crew of selectors led by Chetan Sharma.Prasad, who was the choice committee chairman from 2016 to 2020, identified how followers and cricket pundits by no means get any credit score for the Indian crew’s success however are the primary ones to face the flak when the crew would not do nicely.The former India wicketkeeper additionally gave instance of an incident from 2019 when Farokh Engineer claimed to have seen Indian selectors getting cups of tea for Anushka Sharma through the World Cup in England and in addition known as the Prasad-led crew a “Mickey Mouse selection committee”.”When one of our selectors offers a cup of coffee to the Indian team’s captain’s wife, it becomes a big controversy, but when the Indian team with seven Indian superstars missing wins a Test series against Australia in Australia, not even once that credit was given to selectors,” Prasad informed Cricket Monthly.Prasad mentioned acknowledgement from the administration is the largest reward for the selectors even when others overlook to present them any credit score for the Indian crew’s success.”The team management’s acknowledgement is the satisfaction. Those on the outside, whether they accept it or not, the inner circle knows what we have done,” Prasad added.Prasad and Gangan Khoda had assumed workplace in 2015 with Jatin Paranjpe, Sarandeep Singh and Devang Gandhi becoming a member of the committee in 2016. Their tenure led to March 2020.While the Indian crew led by Kohli tasted unprecedented success throughout Prasad’s stint as choice committee head, quite a few choices of the 5-member panel additionally got here underneath heavy scrutiny.Also, the restricted mixed worldwide taking part in expertise of the committee continued to make headlines with a number of former gamers, together with Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir, questioning the selector’s position in latest instances.Click right here for IndiaIn the present day.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.