Pujara's exclusion and a case of Chinese whispers
In his blog on IBNlive, Gaurav Kalra looks at the confusion prevailing over Cheteshwar Pujara's exclusion from the list of Champions Trophy probables
09-Apr-2013
In his blog on IBNlive.com, Gaurav Kalra looks at the confusion prevailing over Cheteshwar Pujara's exclusion from the list of Champions Trophy probables and says that the BCCI ought to be more transparent about their selection decisions.
None of this is new of course. By being as opaque as it is, the BCCI does a great disservice not just to its largest stakeholders but also to its own work. In my experience, most selectors and even board officials aren't as devious and conniving as they are often painted out to be. A large proportion of them have a deep love for cricket and enjoy serving the game. But I find it incredibly hard to fathom why they see no reason to change the way they communicate. Why they refuse to acknowledge that the world around them has changed. Why they fail to understand that in this era of rapidly flowing information and opinion, veils of secrecy can no longer exist without question.