All's not well with Rajasthan cricket

The poor treatment of the three professional cricketers who helped Rajasthan win the Ranji Trophy title for the second straight time, by administrators, does not augur well for Rajasthan cricket, writes WV Raman in Sportstar.

The Ranji squad created history by winning the coveted trophy in 2010-11 and followed up by retaining it in the current season. Obviously, they unearthed a few local players who performed well to supplement the three professionals, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Aakash Chopra and Parida, to achieve the enviable distinction. But for reasons best known to the current administrators, the three professionals were deemed as untouchables post the retention of the Ranji trophy and were not called for the celebrations held in recent weeks.