Sachin Tendulkar says Rahul Dravid, Zaheer Khan not imposed on Ravi Shastri

[Kool_SRG]

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, have defended the choice of Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid as consultants after picking Ravi Shastri as head coach of Indian cricket team.

 

After the appointment of Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid as consultants with the Indian team created a storm in the media, the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) members have taken up the matter with Committee of Administrators (CoA) and BCCI, asking them to clarify the impression created against their intentions to appoint the two alongside chief coach Ravi Shastri.

The three members of the CAC, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, have written separate letters to Vinod Rai, the head of the COA, and Amitabh Choudhary, the acting secretary of the BCCI.

They have taken exception to the fact that their decision to appoint Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant and Rahul Dravid as batting consultant has been spoken about as CAC exceeding their brief.

“There have been suggestions that the CAC has exceeded its ambit in going with Mr Khan and Mr Dravid, and these two legends of Indian cricket have been foisted on the head coach. It has both pained and disappointed us therefore to see the light in which the CAC has been portrayed in various sections of the media,” protested Sachin Tendulkar in a strongly-worded letter.

“While we all know that none of these reports are true, it is out in public domain and it is imperative that the cricket-loving public at large is made aware of the reality. We could do it ourselves, of course, but we don’t want to further queer the pitch. So, we would respectfully request you to clear the air and set the record straight in this regard,” he wrote.

 

“The three of us played our cricket with great integrity, and we have brought that same trait in fulfilling this important responsibility bestowed upon us by the BCCI. While we are not looking for plaudits, we do not appreciate the tone and the falsehoods of some of the narratives,” wrote Sachin Tendulkar.

“You (Rai/Choudhary) will be aware that we put our heart and soul into the process, approaching a task made delicate by the recent developments with a clear head and with the sole aim of providing the Indian team with the best resources possible to become the world-beaters they are capable of being.

 

“We also bring to your notice the mail you had circulated to us saying that we had absolutely free hand in picking the coach of the Indian cricket team. Also, we did inform you over the phone along with Rahul Johri and Amitabh Choudhary of all that transpired immediately after the meeting was over,” one of the letters stated.

In an interview to a newspaper, chief coach Ravi Shastri stated that he should be entitled to select his own support staff. Shastri has made his intentions clear of wanting Bharat Arun as bowling coach.

After the protest letters from CAC, the BCCI sent a clarification that Zaheer and Dravid will be “batting and bowling consultants on overseas tour-to-tour basis, as per the requirement of the team”. In the original release, Zaheer was named bowling consultant.

The BCCI release further stated: “The three members of the committee – Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Mr. Sachin Tendulkar and Mr. VVS Laxman – have executed the assigned task with total transparency, professionalism and commitment to Indian cricket.”

 

[Kontekurradu]

ee ravi sastr gadu, inka Indian cricket ki nenu and Kohli gaade dikku ani buildup isthademo 

[Kool_SRG]

'Hurt' CAC writes to Vinod Rai, defends appointments of Dravid, Zaheer

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), that recently helped choose new India head coach Ravi Shastri, responded to flak from some quarters by writing to the Committee of Administrators (CoA) over insinuations that it had exceeded its mandate with its appointment of Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan as specialist consultants (batting and bowling respectively) for overseas assignments.

After reports emerged that a member of the Supreme Court-appointed CoA (to oversee BCCI operations and facilitate implementation of Lodha order) had suggested that the CAC had gone beyond their duty of picking the coach, the committee CAC addressed a response mail to CoA chairman Vinod Rai, apprising him that the aforementioned appointments of Dravid and Zaheer had been made after informing new coach Shastri and India captain Virat Kohli.

"We spoke to Mr Shastri about getting Mr Khan and Mr Dravid on board in these capacities, and he readily agreed to the idea of having them in the set-up so that it would benefit the team and Indian cricket as a whole in time to come," the letter is quoted to have stated by PTI. "It was only after getting Mr Shastri's consent that we also recommended Mr Khan and Mr Dravid, in their respective capacities."

CAC also pointed out to Rai that he had given the three-member advisory committee a free reign to appoint a new coaching setup after efforts to reconcile differences between previous coach Anil Kumble and Kohli had proved futile. "There have been suggestions that the CAC has exceeded its ambit in going with Mr Khan and Mr Dravid and these two legends of Indian cricket has been foisted on the head coach. Also we did inform you (Rai) over the phone along with Rahul Johri (BCCI CEO) and Amitabh Choudhary (BCCI Secretary) of all that transpired immediately after the meeting was over," the letter said.

Expressing displeasure at the disparaging statements and the poor light in which the CAC has been portrayed, the letter urged CoA to make public the transparency of the process undertaken to appoint the new coaches.

"You will be aware that we put our heart and soul into the process, approaching a task made delicate by the recent developments with a clear head and with soul aim of providing Indian team with best resources possible to become world beaters they are capable of being.

"As we have outlined, that (forcing Zaheer and Dravid on Shastri) is not the case, it is imperative that the cricket-loving public at large is made aware of the reality. We could do it ourselves, of course, but we don't want to further queer the pitch. So we would respectfully request you to clear the air and set the record straight in this regard," the letter said.

The CAC is a three-member committee comprising former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman setup in June 2015 to advise the BCCI on pertinent issues in Indian cricket. They helped appoint Kumble as head coach in 2016 and then later picked Shastri for the top job in July 2017 after interview four other candidates including Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus and Lalchand Rajput.

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We spoke to Mr Shastri about getting Mr Khan and Mr Dravid on board in these capacities, and he readily agreed to the idea of having them in the set-up so that it would benefit the team and Indian cricket as a whole in time to come," the letter is quoted to have stated by PTI. "It was only after getting Mr Shastri's consent that we also recommended Mr Khan and Mr Dravid, in their respective capacities."

[Kool_SRG]

Just now, Kool_SRG said:

We spoke to Mr Shastri about getting Mr Khan and Mr Dravid on board in these capacities, and he readily agreed to the idea of having them in the set-up so that it would benefit the team and Indian cricket as a whole in time to come," the letter is quoted to have stated by PTI. "It was only after getting Mr Shastri's consent that we also recommended Mr Khan and Mr Dravid, in their respective capacities."

 

Consult chesi ok anukoni pettina tarvata kuda malli ee penta endo 

[lazybugger]

rey rey, edho okati edavandi ra ayya. inko 10 consultant lu pettukondi. em poyindi.

tokkalo cricket.