Performance in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) will be taken into consideration for picking the Indian squad for this year’s ICC World Twenty20, chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth said here on Wednesday. “We all will be watching the IPL. The performance there will be the benchmark (to pick the Indian squad for second edition [...]
Chairman of the selection committee, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, said on Friday he is happy that Amit Mishra has justified the selectors’ faith in him by claiming five wickets in his debut Test. “When we selected him, a lot of questions were raised. But he has proved us right. He has a big heart and is not [...]
Sachin Tendulkar still has a lot of cricket left in him and India will need him for the next 2-3 years to guide the youngsters in the team which is “in the transitional phase”, chairman of selectors Krishnamachari Srikkanth said on Friday. “He should play cricket for another 2-3 years. We need him as the [...]
India’s newly-appointed national selectors, the first set to be paid by the BCCI, will be on a four-year contract which will be reviewed annually, according to Shashank Manohar, the board’s new president. Manohar was confirmed as Sharad Pawar’s successor at the annual general meeting in Mumbai, while Kris Srikkanth was appointed the new chairman of [...]