BCCI didn't even thank Prasad, Robin: Bedi

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New Delhi: Ex-captain Bishan Singh Bedi has lambasted a "feudalistic" BCCI for unceremoniously dumping bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh.

The spin legend lashed out at the Board for the rude manner in which it sacked both the coaches, who learnt from the media that they had been axed.

"The BCCI does not have even basic etiquettes. Not even a simple 'Thank You' was there (in the sacking message)," Bedi fumed while speaking at the launch of journalist C Rajshekhar Rao's book Dhoni.

"This is feudalistic attitude. We don't seem to love it but we seem to live it," he rued, adding that "if a revolution has to come, it has to come through youngsters."

BCCI had issued a terse press release, saying both were not needed any more and an upset Prasad lamented why the news came via media and why the board did not bother to offer any explanation.

Not a great admirer of Twenty20 and apprehensive of the overwhelming popularity of events like Indian Premier League, Bedi predicted BCCI would rue its decision of promoting this slam-bang format.

"BCCI has created a monster and they will have to manage it. Everyone is sleeping and eating Twenty20 cricket. If a bowler is getting four crores for bowling four overs, why should he bowl 35 overs?" he said.