Hyderabad v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

'Amazing to be in top four' - Dhawan

May 20, 2013: Following the victory against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shikhar Dhawan has said it was"amazing to see our name in the top four" after not many had given the team a chance

England in India 2012-13

Former India selectors slam team

Dec 11, 2012: Former India selectors, one of them a part of the selection committee as recently as the World Twenty20 in September this year, have called for drastic changes to the team they themselves built

India news

Headache and questions for selectors

Aug 19, 2012: Laxman's decision to retire 'with immediate effect' leaves one wondering about the job done by India's national selection panel

India news

Kris Srikkanth loses his temper

Feb 29, 2012: When asked why Virender Sewhag, who has been rested for India's Asia Cup campaign, was not withdrawn from the ongoing CB Series, Kris Srikkanth responded with two words: "shut up"

India's debacle in Australia

A collective failure, says chief selector Srikkanth

Jan 15, 2012: Kris Srikkanth has defended his selection committee's decisions, saying though India's losses in Australia were "devastating" the selectors had picked the best squad they could

India in Australia 2011-12

'Batting didn't click as a unit' - Srikkanth

Jan 7, 2012: Kris Srikkanth, the chief India selector, has blamed the inability of the batsmen to make big scores for the team's defeats in the first two Tests of the Australia tour

How can India's selectors be trusted?

Sep 28, 2011: How do we begin to evaluate their judgement in taking punts on players if we are forever confronted with the elementary errors they persist in making?

India news

Have to be patient with Indian team - Srikkanth

Sep 21, 2011: Kris Srikkanth, India's chief of selectors, has described India's tour of England as a "bad dream" and said it is time for the team to move ahead

India in England 2011

Srikkanth says fatigue not an issue

Aug 15, 2011: Chief selector Kris Srikkanth has blamed India's collective batting failure for their poor performances, and said it had nothing to do with fatigue or poor preparation in the lead-up to the series

Nepotism? Lack of professionalism more like

Jul 11, 2011: The selection of K Srikkanth's son for the Emerging Players Tournament tells us plenty about how the BCCI operates, and none of it is pretty

India news

Srikkanth backs Yuvraj for Tests

Jul 4, 2011: Kris Srikkanth, chairman of the Indian selection committee, has backed Yuvraj Singh to come good in Test cricket

Australia in India 2010

Win shows India's bench strength - Srikkanth

Oct 22, 2010: Kris Srikkanth, chairman of the Indian team's selection committee, has termed the victory over Australia in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam as a confidence-booster ahead of the World Cup

India v South Africa, 2nd Test, Kolkata

Laxman fit for second Test - Srikkanth

Feb 10, 2010: Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India's selection committee, has said VVS Laxman will definitely play in the second Test against South Africa in Kolkata

India news

Balance and variety took India to No.1 - Kris Srikkanth

Dec 8, 2009: Kris Srikkanth has attributed India's climb to the top of the Test rankings to their balance and depth with both bat and ball

Emerging Players Tournament 2009

Srikkanth pleased with depth in Indian cricket

Aug 4, 2009: India's chairman of selectors, has expressed praise with the way the Indian batsmen adjusted to the pace and bounce of the wickets in Australia

Aftermath of India's exit

India need to work on playing the short stuff, Srikkanth admits

Jun 15, 2009: Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors, feels the absence of Virender Sehwag hurt the team's chances

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Gambhir has come of age - Srikkanth

Apr 1, 2009: Gautam Gambhir's match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand has impressed Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors

Indian cricket

IPL show a 'benchmark' for World Twenty20 - Srikkanth

Mar 19, 2009: Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors, has said the IPL performances would be the "benchmark" for picking the squad for the World Twenty20, to be played in England in June

Indian news

Srikkanth sets table-topping targets for India

Jan 1, 2009: Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of India's national selectors, has outlined two important targets for the team: to be the No 1 one-day team this year and the top Test team in the world by 2010. He believed India were currently the most balanced among the top

Kris Srikkanth

Insouciant and insane

Nov 25, 2008: The ball may have gone for six, it may have gone to hand - King Kris cared not a bit