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Kiran More slams selection system

September 12, 2006 19:33 IST

Barely three weeks before relinquishing his post, selection committee chairman Kiran More has found fault with the selection system and also gone to the extent of stating that it is "biased".

More, who was hardly critical of the process during his three-year tenure, said he does not believe in the voting system and cited an instance when three selectors allegedly teamed up to pick players of their choice, one of whom happened to be Sourav Ganguly.

"I don't believe in the voting system," More told Times Now.

"This happened in Madras (Chennai), when three selectors walked into the meeting and said this is what they want. (Coach Greg) Chappell and (Rahul) Dravid were also present," he said, according to a statement by the broadcaster.

"We requested the selectors, but once three people have decided there is little you can do. Then there is the secretary who plays an important role. But voting is not good at all," he says.

More was referring to the selection for the first Test against Sri Lanka last year, which was the last selection meeting for co-selectors Yashpal Sharma, Gopal Sharma and Pranab Roy.

The players who were dropped were Zaheer Khan, Dhiraj Jadhav and Dinesh Kaarthick. They were replaced by M S Dhoni, R P Singh and Ganguly.

After the meeting More had claimed that Ganguly was picked in the side as a bowling all-rounder in place of Zaheer Khan.

Asked if former coach John Wright was right when he said the selectors were biased, More replied: "Absolutely".

More also revealed that replacing Ganguly as captain was a tougher decision than dropping him from the squad.

"But I would ask Ganguly to give it one more year and then decide how he wants to be remembered. Ganguly still has chances, but you should know when to go and what is going to benefit you," he said.

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Mr.More why didnt you dare state these things when you were the selector and became chief selector?You stink.And when the time for you have come ...


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Mr.More why didnt you dare to state these things when you were the selector and became chief selector?You stink.And when the time for you have ...


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