Despite piling up runs in domestic cricket and delivering whenever handed a chance for India, Sarfaraz Khan remains on the sidelines -- a situation that former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has described as both baffling and unfair.
'If I was the India chief selector, I would have convinced Mukesh Ambani (Mumbai Indians owner) and Bumrah that it was important for Bumrah to miss the IPL for the England series, or play a lesser number of matches in the IPL.' 'I'm sure that they would have agreed to do so.'
Vengsarkar urges young players to target playing Test cricket
'The Test squad is an amazing reflection of what the panel and team management actually thinks of India's fortunes in this format.'
Former India batting ace Dilip Vengsarkar says left-arm spinner Monty Panesar should have been included in the side for the first Test as he could have trouble the Indian batsmen.
Former India skipper and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar and Union Minister for Heavy Industries Vilasrao Deshmukh were on Tuesday elected unopposed as vice-presidents of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). After the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Tuesday evening, both Vengsarkar and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Deshmukh were left without any opponent for the July 10 elections.
India need to carefully groom replacements for their batting 'fab four' after suffering a crushing innings defeat by South Africa on Tuesday, former captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said.
Lalit Modi is not solely responsible for the mess that the IPL finds itself in and the Governing Council should also be held responsible for the financial scandal that has rocked the event, former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said on Tuesday.
BCCI's Working Committee will meet on Sunday to discuss the contentious seven-point guidelines issued to the selectors.
Another controversy surrounded Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Wednesday night following reports that he had been directed to select India's team for the third cricket Test against Pakistan after discussions over telephone, a move he says has humiliated him
The BCCI said its chief selector has been asked not to do so as there appears to be a conflict of interest on the issue.
Former Test captain and Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday cautioned the International Cricket Council not to proceed with plans to introduce the Umpire Decision Review System without putting in place a fool-proof technology.
The Working Committee also ratified the appointment of Gary Kirsten as India coach and Dav Whatmore as the NCA head.
Determined to ensure that its gag order is not defied, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has sent a reminder to the national selectors asking them not to write columns in newspapers as per its constitutional provisions.
Former India cricketers Sandeep Patil and Sanjay Manjrekar said Rahul Dravid got a raw deal from the selectors and demanded that BCCI chief Sharad Pawar intervene in the matter.
The IPL has reportedly approached chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar to take up the post of Director of Cricket Operations after he completes his term on the national selection panel in September. However, the former India captain refused to confirm or deny it.
Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar showered rich praise on Virender Sehwag for his blazing triple century on Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa in Chennai on Friday, saying, it was one of the finest innings he's seen in Test cricket.
Pathan has been asked to play in the remaining two rounds of Ranji Trophy domestic cricket tournament.
India's chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar came down hard on ICC match referee Mike Procter, saying he needs to be punished for his role in the Harbhajan Singh racial abuse episode.
However, there is no bar on the matter being taken up at the meeting if a member wishes to do so, said BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
After much dilly- dallying the selection panel of the BCCI finally announced the team for the third and final Test against Pakistan, to be played in Bangalore, and the list of probables for the tour of Australia in a hurried manner following a meeting which lasted close to two hours.
"Vengsarkar had a chat with Sharad Pawar today and the matter has been resolved. Vengsarkar has assured that he will stop writing columns. So that is why the show cause notice is not being revoked and it has been withheld," BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said in Delhi on Thursday.
The BCCI told Vengsarkar that he will have to quit as chief selector if he continues to function as a columnist.
The chairman of selectors has toed the BCCI line and stopped writing his regular column for a Marathi daily.
Indian team's manager Lalchand Rajput reacted to chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar's warning to senior players, saying the outburst was unwarranted in the middle of a series.
It is expected that Dinesh Karthik will open the innings along with Wasim Jaffer in the first Test.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a veiled threat, said underperforming players will be called back from South Africa, a view chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar does not share.
BCCI chief Sharad Pawar told the chairman of selectors to discuss with the coach, captain and players and communicate the nation's sentiments following the Durban drubbing.
Chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar insisted that selection to the Indian team was based on form and fitness.
Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has asked struggling opening batsman Virender Sehwag to curb his attacking instincts and focus on consistency.
Chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar slammed India's main batsmen for failing to bat 70 overs in the Durban Test defeat to South Africa.
India's chief selector was also critical about Laxman's fitness.
Former India skipper and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar would head the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIA) of the Mumbai Cricket Association, according to MCA sources.
Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar claimed he had fast-tracked Virat Kohli's entry into the Indian team when captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten 'had not heard' of him.
The circumstances in which he has arrived in Australia don't make Rohit a certain starter at the top of the order.
Former captain and ex-chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said that Rahane has come of age.
Having taken up Test captaincy from M S Dhoni in the middle of a series in Australia back in 2014, Virat Kohi changed the way India played the five-day game.
There remains a big question mark over who will be India's No.4 in the World Cup.
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