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New Delhi, June 28 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> Days after he was overlooked for the Indian cricket team's head coach's job, a "disappointed" Ravi Shastri on Tuesday lashed out at Sourav Ganguly for skipping his interview, and accused the former skipper of being 'disrespectful'.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ganguly, one of the members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) also comprising Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman and co-ordinator Sanjay Jagdale, was entrusted with the responsibility of interviewing the 21 shortlisted candidates for the top job, for which Shastri was one of the front-runners.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

During Shastri's interview process, Ganguly, who is also the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President, was out for a meeting which miffed the former Mumbai all-rounder. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaking to a news channel, Shastri said he was disappointed and felt disrespected by Ganguly's behaviour and advised him not to repeat such things in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Nothing surprises me in Indian cricket anymore. A member of the committee (Ganguly) wasn't present and that was disrespectful to the selection process," Shastri said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"A person was disrespectful of a candidate who he was going to interview. He was disrespectful to the job he was entrusted with."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Next time, be present in a meeting, especially when it is as important as this one," the former Indian team director advised the Bengal southpaw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shastri, however, refused to criticise the process and said he did what was expected of him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I had a job to do which was to apply for the job and appear for the interview. I don't have to say anything about the process."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 54-year-old said he was disappointed because he had put in a lot of hard work during his 18-month stint with the national squad and will not be there to take it forward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hailing the new coach Anil Kumble, as one of the greatest cricketers in the country, Shastri said: "But Anil (Kumble) is one of our greatest cricketers and the ball is in his court. He has got a great team that he can take forward."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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