Did Rahul Dravid miss out on Khel Ratna for BCCI's callousness?

[1983-2011]

BANGALORE: Bulky dossiers on personal feats seem to be passe for Board of Control for Cricket in India. At least this was what the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards committee found, much to its consternation, on Saturday. While the achievement columns of most of the other Khel Ratna and Arjuna awardees, listing their exploits, are comprehensive, BCCI apparently chose to be too concise for the committee's comfort, sources told TOI. "For example, Rahul Dravid's record was described as 12 matches against England with five centuries, three of them unbeaten. In Yuvraj's case, the 2009 and 2011 columns were blank. His scores of 2010 were listed along with a line that he was the 'Player of the World Cup'. Surely, his scores and performance at the World Cup could have been spelt out in detail," the sources said. "What we got to read shocked us. It only reflects BCCI's callousness. We are sure they could have compiled the players' records in a more professional manner," the sources said. A majority of the committee members regretted the way they had been taken for granted and were against picking Yuvraj for the Arjuna award, the sources said. But eventually, his brilliant run in last year's World Cup won the day for him. However, Rahul Dravid wasn't as lucky as the committee decided to go with two telling performances at the Olympics -- Vijay Kumar (silver, shooting) and Yogeshwar Dutt (bronze, wrestling). "We had instructions to choose one for the Khel Ratna but we shortlisted two. Had we gone in for the third, it would have been Ronjan Sodhi, whose superb run last year, including a World Cup finals gold in double trap in UAE, was recorded far more meticulously. Going by what was in Dravid's file, it just did not match up to the feats of the Olympic medallists," the sources said. Interestingly, BCCI had plenty of time to compile the cricketers' achievements after the sports ministry extended the last date for submitting nominations from April 30 to July 20. The previous deadline had passed amid acrimony and bloodletting with the BCCI contending that it hadn't received the awards proforma from the ministry and the ministry in turn, insisting that its official had spoken to the BCCI office in Mumbai to remind them of the last date to send in their nominations. Dhyan Chand award for Dravid? The Khel Ratna committee, which overlooked Rahul Dravid for the country's highest sporting honour, has recommended that the former India captain ought to be given the central government's lifetime award. "The committee unanimously decided that Dravid's achievements were too good to be ignored. But since two Olympians were chosen for the Khel Ratna, we decided that he should be recommended for the Dhyan Chand award. We also conveyed this to the minister when we met him," sources said. Unlike the Khel Ratna, which has a purse of Rs 7.5 lakh, Dhyan Chand award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a plaque and a scroll of honour. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Did-Rahul-Dravid-miss-out-on-Khel-Ratna-for-BCCIs-callousness/articleshow/15577135.cms

[Ultimate_Game]

BCCI could have asked ICFers to compile dossiers for Dravid and Yuvi if they didn't care too much about it :facepalm: I am sure most of the folks on this forum woul dhave done a much better job. Tells you everything about BCCI.

[superstar]

What match winning performance did Dravid pull out last year?? There is no use giving a award just for the sake of giving one.

[Trichromatic]

What match winning performance did Dravid pull out last year?? There is no use giving a award just for the sake of giving one.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/engine/current/match/489226.html :dontknow:

[superstar]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/engine/current/match/489226.html :dontknow:

So an innings against lowly ranked WI is enough to get this award? Why not give it to Ashwin bhai ?? Rahul did not do much last year and the team as a whole sucked. Only Yuvi deserved it.

[Ultimate_Game]

What match winning performance did Dravid pull out last year?? There is no use giving a award just for the sake of giving one.

So an innings against lowly ranked WI is enough to get this award? Why not give it to Ashwin bhai ?? Rahul did not do much last year and the team as a whole sucked. Only Yuvi deserved it.

Point of the thread is not whether Dravid & Yuvi deserved the award. That is for panel/committee to decide. The point is that BCCI couldn't even be bothered about putting a case forward for supporting its players.

[1983-2011]

[SLICKR392]

So an innings against lowly ranked WI is enough to get this award? Why not give it to Ashwin bhai ?? Rahul did not do much last year and the team as a whole sucked. Only Yuvi deserved it.

Did you miss the England tour by any chance? Highest run scorer in 2011 and he did not do much?