Former India selector MSK Prasad has quashed the allegations of Ambati Rayudu who just lately acknowledged that he wasn’t chosen within the World Cup 2019 workforce as he had points with one of many members of the selection committee. He was not directly taking a dig on the then chief nationwide selector MSK Prasad underneath whom he had performed again in 2005-06 for Andhra.
Prasad has now opened up on the matter stating that there isn’t a room for private biases whereas choosing an Indian workforce for a World Cup. He additionally added that it’s inconceivable for one selector to make choices with 5 different together with a captain within the room.
“There is no way personal bias can come in the way of selection of the national team. One selector’s perceived or alleged bias cannot influence the selection outcome because there would be five others in a selection meeting. Every selection or non-selection is a collective decision,” Prasad mentioned whereas chatting with Cricbuzz.
The different members within the selection committee then had been Devang Gandhi, Gagan Khoda, Sarandeep Singh, and Jatin Paranjpe. However, Prasad did not reveal what was truly mentioned within the assembly saying that it will be unethical of him to take action.
As far as Rayudu is worried, in an interview to a Telugu TV channel just lately, he acknowledged that he would not have had any downside if the selectors had picked a like-for-like batter as a substitute of him. But the actual fact they went for an all-rounder like Vijay Shankar to bat at quantity 4 irked him.
“The team needed a No. 4 batsman. By dispensing with that requirement and going for an all-rounder instead, they missed the main point. If they had taken a batsman like Rahane (Ajinkya) or some other experienced batsman, it would be understandable. The No 4 batsman is needed to both block one end and score runs depending on the situation,” Rayudu had mentioned.
