However good or great a player may be,he is still not above the team or nation.Also,our (BCCI) selectors are custodians of the game and must be impartial and sincere towards their job which is to select a best possible team without giving importance to any individual.In case of MSD-why are the selectors so concerned of his retirement announcement,which MSD is trying to play mind games with selectors..Let the selectors drop him if they find a better replacement..As mentioned in this column-Sreenath lost 3 years of Test Cricket because the establishment then did not have guts to drop Kapil..In such cases "those" people must not be in selection panel..Today Cricket have also become a professional game,players paid richly,as such selctors must ensure selection only on merit and current form of the cricketer and not on the past laurels.So let MSK Prasad and his group keep performing their duty with full honesty,no need of pampering anyone-whether he retires or not.Let that be his personal decision.
However good or great a player may be,he is still not above the team or nation.Also,our (BCCI) selectors are custodians of the game and must be impartial and sincere towards their job which is to select a best possible team without giving importance to any individual.In case of MSD-why are the selectors so concerned of his retirement announcement,which MSD is trying to play mind games with selectors..Let the selectors drop him if they find a better replacement..As mentioned in this column-Sreenath lost 3 years of Test Cricket because the establishment then did not have guts to drop Kapil..In such cases "those" people must not be in selection panel..Today Cricket have also become a professional game,players paid richly,as such selctors must ensure selection only on merit and current form of the cricketer and not on the past laurels.So let MSK Prasad and his group keep performing their duty with full honesty,no need of pampering anyone-whether he retires or not.Let that be his personal decision.
