Dilip Vengsarkar slams “absurd” Ranji arrangement for Mohammed Shami

"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.”

"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."