Disparaging the selectors' decision to bring Rahul Dravid back in the One Day International squad, former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin said that a youngster should have been preferred instead.
"It would have been better if instead of Dravid, a young player was given an occasion to play for the Indian team," Azharuddin told reporters during an Iftaar party here.
"The conclusion of the Selection Committee on the issue is wrong," he said.
The veteran of 99 Test matches and 334 ODIs threw his weight after champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar and said there was no question of his retirement as he was playing well.
He said that both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh impressed him a lot.
Azharuddin said the game would advantage if more players are involved in running sport associations.
However, he said that the BCCI was an exception in this regard as it was committed towards the endorsement of cricket in a professional manner.
"It would have been better if instead of Dravid, a young player was given an occasion to play for the Indian team," Azharuddin told reporters during an Iftaar party here."The conclusion of the Selection Committee on the issue is wrong," he said.
The veteran of 99 Test matches and 334 ODIs threw his weight after champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar and said there was no question of his retirement as he was playing well.
He said that both VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh impressed him a lot.
Azharuddin said the game would advantage if more players are involved in running sport associations.
However, he said that the BCCI was an exception in this regard as it was committed towards the endorsement of cricket in a professional manner.
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