Sandip Patil is new BCCI selection panel head

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Old Srikkanth (South Zone), Amarnath (North Zone), Narendra Hirwani (Central Zone), Surendra Bhave (West Zone) and Raja Venkat (East Zone). New Vikarm Rathore- North, Saba Karim- East, Sandip Patil- West, Sunil Chaturvedi- Central, Roger Binny- South I like Sandip Patil for the West Zone rather than Kuruvilla.

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Old Srikkanth (South Zone), Amarnath (North Zone), Narendra Hirwani (Central Zone), Surendra Bhave (West Zone) and Raja Venkat (East Zone). New Vikarm Rathore- North, Saba Karim- East, Sandip Patil- West, Sunil Chaturvedi- Central, Roger Binny- South I like Sandip Patil for the West Zone rather than Kuruvilla.

Is he Akshay Kumar from Rowdy Rathore ?? :confused_smile:

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^ Former India opening batsman.

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^ Former India opening batsman.

Oh Ok .. Hopefully these set of guys wont be as dumb as Cheeka. I want the selectors to share their theories with the press and the fans. Would love to see Binny giving reasons for his selections which never happened with Srikkanth

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NDTV is saying Patil is new chief selector. what happened to Binny in last 24 hours. http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/197114-bcci-picks-new-selection-panel

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Is he Akshay Kumar from Rowdy Rathore ?? :confused_smile:

How come you don't know Vikram Rathore? Around 1996, Vikram Rathore and Rahul Dravid were the two hottest India prospects. Like we have Rahane and Pujara now.

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can't wait to hear jiimy pa had to say about this bcci jokers.:finger:

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How come you don't know Vikram Rathore? Around 1996, Vikram Rathore and Rahul Dravid were the two hottest India prospects. Like we have Rahane and Pujara now.

Did he play after 96?? I actually was just 6 years old in 1996 and had just started watching cricket and Rathore I know is no Viv that later on I would hear about him. I even remember Ashish Kapoor but not this guy.

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Did he play after 96?? I actually was just 6 years old in 1996 and had just started watching cricket and Rathore I know is no Viv that later on I would hear about him. I even remember Ashish Kapoor but not this guy.

Started with a bang with a 50 in his second match against South Africa at Sharjah. Failed in England and South Africa in Tests and it was all over for him. Ashish Kapoor is actually his brother-in-law.

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I remember Rathore for playing very slow even in ODIs. I remember a ODI match at Sharjah with Tendulkar as his opening partner. This guy used to play 5 balls and then take a single of the last one. :mad:

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I remember Rathore for playing very slow even in ODIs. I remember a ODI match at Sharjah with Tendulkar as his opening partner. This guy used to play 5 balls and then take a single of the last one. :mad:

Does that mean he will now choose players like Jaffer and Chopra for the T20 side??

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New Vikarm Rathore- North, Saba Karim- East, Sandip Patil- West, Sunil Chaturvedi- Central, Rajinder Hans - Central, Roger Binny- South

Final list above... Sandip Patil is the chairman & not binny New Selectors - src: cricinfo Mohinder Amarnath, widely predicted to be the next chairman of selectors, has been dropped from the selection committee following its reconstitution on Thursday. Sandeep Patil, Amarnath's World Cup-winning team-mate, is the new chairman of selectors, and Vikram Rathour is his replacement from North Zone. Roger Binny from South Zone, Saba Karim from East Zone, and Rajinder Hans from Central Zone make up the rest of the committee. The decision was taken at the BCCI's 83rd AGM in Mumbai. Ever since Amarnath joined the committee last year, it was widely assumed that he would take over from outgoing chairman Kris Srikkanth, but there had been murmurs of a falling-out between Amarnath and the board. One of the reasons believed to be behind Amarnath's ouster is his being a resident of Mumbai; state associations from North Zone were reported to be unhappy because it prevented him from spending enough time watching young cricketers in the North Zone. The board chief, N Srinivasan, though, refused to divulge reasons for Amarnath's exclusion. He said that the contract of selectors is reviewed annually, and by no means was Amarnath assured a four-year term. "The term of the selector is maximum of four years, to be elected annually," Srinivasan said. "This is BCCI's decision, and that is not a subject of public discussion. The fact is, the BCCI possibly wanted a new-look selection committee, which is what they have [now]." Patil's name was a bit of a surprise because former India quick Abey Kuruvilla was considered a certainty from the West Zone. Srinivasan said the board felt a need for a big name as the chairman. "We wanted a person of sufficient stature, a tall man. I think he fits that need.":hysterical: Srinivasan said Patil's name was not picked out of a hat overnight. "There is a process of consultation," he said. "We went through that consultation. It is not as if the process went on this morning only. The process has been on for some time. There has been extensive consultation among board members for some time."

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harsh on Amarnath.heard he was promised to take over from Srikkanth after Cheeka's term was over

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I remember Rathore for playing very slow even in ODIs. I remember a ODI match at Sharjah with Tendulkar as his opening partner. This guy used to play 5 balls and then take a single of the last one. :mad:

You must be talking about his first 50 in 91 balls. Not very unusual for opening batsmen to score at that rate those days. Even Cullinan got 64 in 100 balls in that match and Kirsten 39 of 57. :giggle:

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Yet another 1983 WC winner selected as chairman. :hmmm:

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You must be talking about his first 50 in 91 balls. Not very unusual for opening batsmen to score at that rate those days. Even Cullinan got 64 in 100 balls in that match and Kirsten 39 of 57. :giggle:

Kirsten was always go slow but that Rathore was damn irritating. Case in point this innings http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65019.html 54 of 95 balls :banghead:

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Kirsten was always go slow but that Rathore was damn irritating. Case in point this innings http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65019.html 54 of 95 balls :banghead:

Who were the other Indian superfast openers then? :giggle: Strategy used to be not to lose a wicket in the first ten and see off the new ball, and build a 50-run partnership.

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Are you a Rowdy Rathore fan? Sourav Ganguly!

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harsh on Amarnath.heard he was promised to take over from Srikkanth after Cheeka's term was over

Not harsh on amarnath but on indian cricket.Rumors is he wanted to sack dhoni after 8-0 test defeat but n srinivasan did not like it .This seems a far better theory than theory of not watching domestic matches ,most selectors do not.

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Not harsh on amarnath but on indian cricket.Rumors is he wanted to sack dhoni after 8-0 test defeat but n srinivasan did not like it .This seems a far better theory than theory of not watching domestic matches ' date='most selectors do not.[/quote'] yeah I read that too.