Select team on phone, BCCI tells Vengsarkar

[DesiChap]

The BCCI's row with Chief of Selectors - Dilip Vengsarkar just seems to get worse as the Board has told the him to select the team for the third Test against Pakistan on the phone. According to reports, the BCCI has told Vengsarkar that there's no need to hold a selection meeting in Kolkata. To this, Vengsarkar has strongly reacted and said that he's feeling humiliated at the Board's behaviour. "This will be the first time that the Indian team will be selected over the phone," said the Chief Selector. Vengsarkar has also retaliated by saying that he will not be available for the selection meeting for the team for Australia http://www.cricketnext.com/news/select-team-on-phone-bcci-tells-vengsarkar/28069-13.html

[DesiChap]

Why not just fire him if they do not approve of him

[apocalypse]

BCCI vs Vengsarkar Another controversy surrounded Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Wednesday following reports that he had been directed to select India's team for the third Test against Pakistan after discussions over telephone, a move he says has humiliated him. Vengsarkar, who had a run-in with the Cricket Board last week over his newspaper columns, has reportedly been told by the BCCI to discuss the team selection with four other selectors over telephone ahead of the third Test beginning in Bangalore from December 8. No one from the Board was willing confirm or deny reports about this directive to Vengsarkar, who was quoted by a TV Channel as saying that he was humiliated by the BCCI's behaviour and that it would be the first time that a team would be selected over phone. "I have no comments to make on this," BCCI Secretary Niranajn Shah said when asked about the development. The reports also said that Vengsarkar had requested the BCCI to shift the venue for the selection committee meeting and the Board responded with this directive. The apparent reason for the BCCI's unprecedented directive was that selectors would end up missing the ongoing Ranji matches if they gathered for the selection committee meeting in Bangalore. The latest development marked a new twist to the ongoing tussle between Vengsarkar and BCCI officials. Just a week ago the BCCI and Vengsarkar had resolved the issue of writing newspaper columns with the former Indian captain giving a "categorical assurance" that he would not write articles. The BCCI, which was to serve a show cause notice to Vengsarkar for continuing to write columns flouting its directive, decided not to take any action after his climb-down. The BCCI had first threatened to issue a show cause to the chief selector for continuing to defy the ban as his columns appeared in Hindi daily 'Amar Ujala' and Marathi paper 'Sakal' . The BCCI move triggered of speculation that Vengsarkar may quit his post as Chairman of selection committee. The BCCI had also issued a seven-point guideline to the selectors which not only barred them from writing columns but also sitting in the Indian dressing room during international matches. According to the guidelines, only one selector is allowed to witness an international match while others have been asked to watch the domestic matches. http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Vengsarkar_asked_to_select_team_over_phone/articleshow/2579156.cms

[theguyinallblue]

there is nothing wrong in selecting team on conf call..or video conf... there is no need to travel by air..stay in a 5 star hotel...eat cookies and sip coffee...and write 16 names on a A4 white paper.. in fact they should use yahoo chat ..:D vengy grew bigger than his boot...he was needed to show his place... why not make tiger Pataudi as chief selector...or sreekanth as chief selector..

[guju24]

vengy is the worst selector i ever seen...he should quit ASAP...

[DesiChap]

Vengycircus should be fired http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=73233

[coffee_rules]

I think Yadav was the worst.

[fineleg]

there is nothing wrong in selecting team on conf call..or video conf... there is no need to travel by air..stay in a 5 star hotel...eat cookies and sip coffee...and write 16 names on a A4 white paper.. in fact they should use yahoo chat ..:D vengy grew bigger than his boot...he was needed to show his place... why not make tiger Pataudi as chief selector...or sreekanth as chief selector..

or google chat or MSN messenger...:D I like your idea, TGIB...use Technology, save money and time.

[Bumper]

So what if he asked to select a team by phone ? Do we not run meetings by phone ? Whats humiliating about not being able to eat a few samosas when the team is picked ? Vengsarkar has been a drama queen thru out his tenure.

[praveenj]

why not play cricket on computers??? EA Sports games presents Cricket 2007 :P

[jacky007]

this is so rubbish

[Guest Hiten.]

vengy is the worst selector i ever seen...he should quit ASAP...

you're the last one who should be talking about selectors..... you're 2nd LAST in SS :hysterical:

[praveenj]

hehehe....

[guju24]

you're the last one who should be talking about selectors..... you're 2nd LAST in SS :hysterical:

i didnt have the fitness report from the physio bro and i had two unfit players...vengy knws every single thing abt team and still he does this silly things...

[Lurker]

The whole world uses teleconference, heck half of Indian IT business runs on Teleconferencing, video-messaing, emails etc etc. It is only the jaahils at BCCI who are not aware of these. Not a big fan of BCCI but why in the world should Selectors have to be at Kolkatta? To stay at a 5 star hotel and get the perks? Do it on phone. My only concern is ke BCCI paisa baccha ke karega kya? Not that they are gonna pump into domestic cricket or anything.

[jacky007]

you're the last one who should be talking about selectors..... you're 2nd LAST in SS :hysterical:

hahaha :hysterical: