Barring me, no one has been dropped for 14 games after winning Man of the Match award, states Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary made his debut for India in 2008. Across seven years and in eight different series, he could have only got to play 12 ODIs and three T20Is, scoring 287 and 15 runs respectively. In December 2011, he hit his maiden hundred for India, which remained his only hundred for the country. Then after notching the hundred, where he was adjudged the Player of the Match, Tiwary had to wait for seven months to get his next opportunity, which certainly was a surprise for everyone, including him.

"The current management that is backing the players despite failing in 4-5 matches, had it been there when I was playing, it would have helped me because if you remember, I was scored a 100 against West Indies and was named Man of the Match. And still got dropped for the next 14 matches, and couldn’t make a place in the Playing XI. It is still a mystery. This question I will definitely ask those who were in charge back then," Tiwary said on Sports Tak.

Further, Tiwary lauded the current group of BCCI selectors, saying: "Had this management been there in my time, I would have gotten a lot more opportunities. You look at the players and you know they are playing freely and not out of fear of losing their place in the team. Irrespective of whether the wickets and runs are coming, the management is backing them. It feels good to see it because I have always felt that 4 innings don’t make or break a player."