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Will Kris Srikkanth pay for debacle? NEW DELHI: Indias disastrous show in the Test series in England has cast a shadow over Kris Srikkanths continuation as chairman of the national selection committee. According to sources in the Indian cricket board (BCCI), Srikkanths tenure will be under the scanner when the board AGM takes place in Mumbai next month. The buzz is that some board members want former India allrounder Roger Binny to replace Srikkanth. However, the BCCI top brass isnt too keen on ousting Srikkanth immediately since teams put together by him have performed outstandingly well in the last three years, and World Cup success has also been attributed to the present bunch of selectors. This has strengthened the case for extending their service tenure by one year. The BCCI is a house divided when it comes to this contentious issue. Technically, Srikkanths term as selector is over and if he stays for one more year, it will be an optional extension. Barring Yaspal Sharma, who has completed his fourth year as selector, the board is keen to give an extension to all the other members in the selection panel: Raja Venkat (east), Surinder Bhave (west) and Narender Hirwani (central). One factor thats going against Srikkanth is his state, Tamil Nadu, which is also BCCI secretary-cum-president-elect N Srinivasans state. Board members have reservations about a particular zone getting a lions share of representation. The functioning of the board could become Tamil Nadu centric, which is not good for the game, a working committee member told TOI. Back |
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