Selectors always under pressure: Chauhan
Posted on Jul 24, 2008 at 12:48 | Updated Jul 24, 2008 at 17:34
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New Delhi: It is rare to hear a cricket official speak about the pressures on selectors. But former India opener Chetan Chauhan not only admitted that selectors have a hard time but also predicted that the selection procedure was only going to get more difficult in the coming days with the advent of Twenty20 cricket.
“Selection is no easy job, especially when there are so many contenders for each slot. There are always pulls and pressures and it can be a thankless job,” Chauhan said on Wednesday.
Chauhan, who is known for his many good partnerships with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar during the late 70s and early 80s, is presently a vice-president of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association.
“The task is doubly difficult in a city like Delhi. The presence of so many national and state level politicians means pressures from different quarters. It goes so not just for selection of the Ranji Trophy squad but also for junior teams,” Chauhan said at a function to release a book by Pawan Arora titled “Cricket Inc or Cricket?”
Chauhan said he was surprised at the overwhelming response to Twenty20 cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“We thought people would not take it so seriously. But we were surprised to see crowds throng the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium two hours in advance for IPL matches. We were lucky not to be organizing the matches as the franchisees did that,” said Chauhan, who played 40 Tests for India without scoring a century.
Chauhan admitted that though he still loved Test cricket, T20 looked set to change the fabric of the game.
“The skills for T20 cricket are not easy to identify as of now and selectors won't find things very easy. But I hope things will settle down soon because this version seems to be so much in demand.”
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