‘Every player is in contention’: Vengsarkar's blunt response to Jaffer ‘how did Ruturaj jump the queue?’ query

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‘Every player is in contention’: Vengsarkar's blunt response to Jaffer ‘how did Ruturaj jump the queue?’ query

Story by HT Sports Desk • Yesterday 5:25 pm

 

India's team selection for the upcoming West Indies series, especially for the longer format, has garnered plenty of reactions for a number of reasons. The first being the snub of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, who failed to retain his spot after a disappointing World Test Championship (WTC) final. The second was the reappointment of Ajinkya Rahane as the team's vice-captain, who made a comeback to the squad in the WTC final after a hiatus of 16 months.

 

The third, which drew plenty of flak was overlooking consistent performers in Ranji Trophy and domestic circuit, which include Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Both the players have proved their mettle in the domestic format but are yet to awarded with their first India cap.

 

Instead Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had a stunning outing in the latest edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), have been given a chance.

 

While many have slammed the selectors for the same, former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar feels it depends on the players as pressure is equal irrespective of the format. He urged the critics to wait and observe how Gaikwad performs in the longer format, while dismissing the talks of the Punekar jumping the queue ahead of Sarfaraz or Easwaran.

 

The term queue was also mentioned by former Test player Wasim Jaffer, who in a series of tweet, had expressed his displeasure over the selection. Out of his three tweets, one stated: “Easwaran and Panchal have also been doing hard yards in Ranji and India A, knocking on Test doors for a long time. Just because they don't play IPL, is it a case of out of sight out of mind? How did Ruturaj jump the queue?”

 

Speaking on the lines, if Gaikwad's selection was based on merit, Vengsarkar in an interaction with the The Indian Express noted: “Red ball or white-ball doesn’t matter. It is all the same.”

 

“A good player will adjust to all formats. The thing we have to wait to see is how he performs in Test cricket. And I don’t understand this queue. Every player is in contention,” the ex-cricketer added.

 

Gaikwad has played for India in limited-over format but is yet to consolidate his name in the squad, despite having a T20I half-century under his name.

 

Jaiswal, on the other hand, is yet to make his maiden appearance for India in any format.

[tweaker]

Every player is in contention, but Sarfaraz should have been in the squad above everyone due to his consistent performance in Ranji

[LordPrabhzy]

I mean even I can tell him there is a CSK lobby in play since 2008 to ensure their players are given priority for India selections no matter what their stats are or what format they are being selected for.

[tweaker]

1 hour ago, LordPrabhzy said:

I mean even I can tell him there is a CSK lobby in play since 2008 to ensure their players are given priority for India selections no matter what their stats are or what format they are being selected for.

There are talks on selecting Shivam Dube in T 20 side for the Windies  series

[vvvslaxman]

So Tewatia has a chance to play Tests?

[vvvslaxman]

3 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

I mean even I can tell him there is a CSK lobby in play since 2008 to ensure their players are given priority for India selections no matter what their stats are or what format they are being selected for.

 

Yes. From the days of Gony it is fairly obvious players belonging to certain franchisee get preferential treatment. When Rahane was included in the test squad he had played just 2 IPL games this season.

[nevada]

39 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Yes. From the days of Gony it is fairly obvious players belonging to certain franchisee get preferential treatment. When Rahane was included in the test squad he had played just 2 IPL games this season.

More importantly, Rahane was certified as selectable by Thala, who was consulted by the selectors.

[rkt.india]

there is no forward thinking when you think some people are still talking about why Pujara is dropped. bhai he did his job, he is 35, served India for almost 15 years. he is done. let other youngsters get chances too. Same is the case with Rahane. Rohit if not the captain, does not have a place in any of the Indian squads on current form. same for Kohli.    

[Sandz]

So the selectors think that white ball and red ball cricket are all the same, this proves that test/Odi selection is based on IPL performance.

 

We are doomed.

[Lord]

10 hours ago, tweaker said:

There are talks on selecting Shivam Dube in T 20 side for the Windies  series

Tushar Deshpande to open the bowling

[Trichromatic]

A player averaging 40s in FC has never been successful for India in test cricket.