Shastri has created an unnecessay controversy which was needless. A person of the caliber of Ravi Sasthri should not have washed the dirty linen in public. What ever be the reason for not selecting him, he should have reacted in a dignified manner. It seems like he was over confident of getting the post, and when he was not selected, he lost his cool.
Days after he was overlooked for the Indian cricket team's head coach's job , a disappointed Ravi Shastri lashed out at Sourav Ganguly for skipping his interview, and accused the former skipper of being disrespectful.
Ganguly, one of the members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) also comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and co-ordinator Sanjay Jagdale, was entrusted with the responsibility of interviewing the 21 shortlisted candidates for the top job, for which Shastri was one of the front-runners.
During Shastri's interview process, Ganguly, who is also the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President, was out for a meeting which miffed the former Mumbai all-rounder.
Shastri has said that he was disappointed and felt disrespected by Ganguly's behaviour and advised him not to repeat such things in the future.
"Nothing surprises me in Indian cricket anymore. A member of the committee (Ganguly) wasn't present and that was disrespectful to the selection process," Shastri said.
"A person was disrespectful of a candidate who he was going to interview. He was disrespectful to the job he was entrusted with."
"Next time, be present in a meeting, especially when it is as important as this one," the former Indian team director advised the Bengal southpaw.
The 54-year-old said he was disappointed because he had put in a lot of hard work during his 18-month stint with the national squad and will not be there to take it forward.
Ofcourse all of the selection committee members and the aspirants should have been physically present during the interview. There should have been no exceptions. If the selectors cannot find time to be present during the interviews to pick the coach for which they have been chosen, they have no business to be in the committee. Similarly, the aspirants also should have attended the interview. It is unfortunate that all the selectors were not in the meeting and candidate(s) also did not appear before the committee. This sort of casual approach of conducting and appearing for the interview through video conference was most unfortunate. BCCI was also guilty of allowing such a casual approach.
Days after he was overlooked for the Indian cricket team's head coach's job , a disappointed Ravi Shastri lashed out at Sourav Ganguly for skipping his interview, and accused the former skipper of being disrespectful.
Ganguly, one of the members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) also comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and co-ordinator Sanjay Jagdale, was entrusted with the responsibility of interviewing the 21 shortlisted candidates for the top job, for which Shastri was one of the front-runners.
During Shastri's interview process, Ganguly, who is also the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President, was out for a meeting which miffed the former Mumbai all-rounder.
Shastri has said that he was disappointed and felt disrespected by Ganguly's behaviour and advised him not to repeat such things in the future.
"Nothing surprises me in Indian cricket anymore. A member of the committee (Ganguly) wasn't present and that was disrespectful to the selection process," Shastri said.
"A person was disrespectful of a candidate who he was going to interview. He was disrespectful to the job he was entrusted with."
"Next time, be present in a meeting, especially when it is as important as this one," the former Indian team director advised the Bengal southpaw.
The 54-year-old said he was disappointed because he had put in a lot of hard work during his 18-month stint with the national squad and will not be there to take it forward.
Ofcourse all of the selection committee members and the aspirants should have been physically present during the interview. There should have been no exceptions. If the selectors cannot find time to be present during the interviews to pick the coach for which they have been chosen, they have no business to be in the committee. Similarly, the aspirants also should have attended the interview. It is unfortunate that all the selectors were not in the meeting and candidate(s) also did not appear before the committee. This sort of casual approach of conducting and appearing for the interview through video conference was most unfortunate. BCCI was also guilty of allowing such a casual approach.
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