Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the selection committee for not selecting Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh for the upcoming Nagpur test against England saying they have been made scapegoats.
Yuvraj and Harbhajan were not included in the test squad for the Nagpur test after the defeat of India by seven wickets in Kolkata in the third test. England now leads the series 1-2 in the four-match series.
"If you ask me, Zaheer's exclusion was expected but I believe that Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have been made scapegoats," Gavaskar was quoted as saying by NDTV.
"If you look at Harbhajan's performance in Mumbai, he got to bowl some 20-odd overs (21) and also got two wickets. If India lost in Mumbai, it was a collective failure. Yuvraj also got into 30s. If you want to drop them, then why not some of the others who have also not performed. Both Yuvraj and Harbhajan are soft targets," he added.
"I think a good idea would have been if chairman of selection committee (Sandip Patil) would have gone to the dressing room and spoken with the players who haven't played some good shots to get out. Also with the bowlers. The defeat should hurt them. But sadly, I saw some of the players joking around and playing football as if nothing has happened. That's not a good attitude," said Gavaskar.
Moreover, Gavaskar also suggested Dhoni not to take any prompt decision and continue with the captaincy.
"A captain is as good as his team. I don't think we have any alternative of Dhoni at the moment. If you want to change the captain for the heck of it, then it's different," he said.
On the selection of the young pacer Parvinder Awana for the fourth Test, Gavaskar added "I don't know his domestic performance but if he has done well in domestic cricket, I have no issues. But IPL can't be a yardstick for selection in national team. India cap should be earned the hard way."
-With inputs from IANS
|
|
Comments:
