'Improvement of domestic cricket vital to India'
Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary, tells the Hindu 's Vijay Lokapally about his determination to improve the standard of domestic cricket - even if it means Ranji Trophy matches at neutral venues - and, subsequently, the stock of the national
Nikita Bastian
25-Feb-2013
Sanjay Jagdale, the BCCI secretary, tells the Hindu's Vijay Lokapally about his determination to improve the standard of domestic cricket - even if it means Ranji Trophy matches at neutral venues - and, subsequently, the stock of the national team.
"We have to stop thinking of local benefits and have national interest in mind. If we want to perform well overseas on seaming and bouncy pitches, the steps will have to be taken now. I want the juniors to play on such pitches. Look at the pitches we had at Valsad and here (in Indore for the Duleep Trophy). Good for cricket. We have to get our priorities right. Please give us two years..." The board is also launching a scheme to educate the curators. "This is being done on top priority," Jagdale insisted.
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo