Dilip Vengsarkar slams “absurd” Ranji arrangement for Mohammed Shami
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After the BCCI put a cap of 15 overs on Mohammed Shami for the Ranji Trophy, Dilip Vengsarkar has termed the decision “absurd”. The former national chief selector has also shown his grievances regarding the ill-timed scheduling of India A tour and said the tour took the sheen away from Ranji Trophy.
In order to manage the workload of bowlers ahead of the all-important Aussie tour, the Indian team management asked Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma to sit out of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches starting today, but allowed Mohammed Shami with a rider that he wouldn’t be bowling more than 15 overs per innings and a few additional ones if need arises. While the Bengal management pleasantly agreed to the conditions, Vengsarkar found it strange and “absurd”.
"Suppose I'm the captain, and he's taken two wickets in his second spell, I would want to continue him to get rid of the main batsmen. I won't say, he's bowled 15 overs, so he can't bowl anymore. I mean, this is absurd. I haven't heard this before," Vengsarkar told TOI.
"Bowling and batting in a match are more important than doing the same in the nets because you get the confidence and the rhythm only in those 22 yards. You don't get that in the nets. If you perform well and have runs and wickets behind you, that gives you confidence. That confidence doesn't come by bowling 10 overs in the nets.”
Currently, the Indian team is in Australia for a full tour while the A-team in on a tour of New Zealand for an unofficial Test and limited-overs series. This effectively ruled top-30 players of the country out of the Ranji Trophy and Vengsarkar showed his concerns for the dwindling standards of the domestic competitions.
"Thanks to this ill-timed India A tour of New Zealand, the Ranji Trophy has already lost its sheen. Already, our best domestic tournament the Duleep Trophy-has been reduced to a mockery. The players play for India Green, Red and Blue, instead of playing for their zones. Now, the players also don't know which team they belong to. In the previous zonal system, the senior players could guide the youngsters during the tournament. They played a very important role there. Now, you only have promising youngsters in all the three teams, which holds no meaning."
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