Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput on Sunday reacted to chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar's warning to senior players, saying the outburst was unwarranted in the middle of a series.

Vengsarkar, in an apparent dig at the senior players who have failed to impress in the series so far, told a Mumbai-based daily that young players are waiting for their chance in the Indian team and "nobody can take their place for granted".

Rajput said such comments could affect the mindset of players when they had crucial matches ahead of them.

"I think it was a wrong statement during the series because it really affects players and I am sure he knows about it. This is not done during a series," Rajput told a television channel on the eve of the fourth ODI against Australia in Chandigarh.

Rajput, however, said the players are focusing on their game and not thinking about Vengsarkar's comments.

"But we have not thinking about that. We are just focusing on our game and have concentrated on the series game by game," he said.

India is trailing 0-2 in the seven-match series after the first match was washed out due to rains in Bangalore.