BCCI selection committee chairman Dilip Vengsarkar minces no words even when he has to be diplomatic. He draws his strength not only from having played 116 Tests and being chief of Mumbai selectors for eight years but also from his proximity to BCCI chief Sharad Pawar. Excerpts from an interview:
On the view that selectors come under pressure from the BCCI chief:
On a national selector being part of the tour selection panel:
On selectors' differences with the team management:
On Greg Chappell:
On Rahul Dravid:
On the impression that the management always gets what it wants:
On whether Raina and Kaif got protection from the team management:
On the youth vs experience debate:
On pitches for domestic cricket:
On the way forward:
How we can turn the corner in ODIs:
