The Great Indian Cricket Show:<\/b> Former India cricketer and ex-chief selector Sandeep Patil has stated that iconic cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, and Zaheer Khan \u2018know the reasons' why they were phased out of the national side, adding that his selection committee had to put the future of Indian cricket ahead of personal relationships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patil, a member of India\u2019s 1983 ODI World Cup-winning team, headed the five-member senior men\u2019s selection committee during a critical transition phase from 2012 to 2016. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFirst of all, I want to make it clear: I wasn\u2019t the only one making these decisions. There was a selection panel of five, and I was its chairman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhatever decisions we made, we made with the future of Indian cricket in mind. It feels very bad to bring this up today, but legends as great as Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan had to leave the team or retire. They know the reasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOur job as selectors was to put the interests of the country, the BCCI, and Indian cricket first,\u201d Patil, currently the mentor of Mumbai\u2019s senior and age-group men\u2019s teams, said in an appearance on 'The Great Indian Cricket Show' on Doordarshan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tenure of Patil\u2019s committee coincided with a major overhaul following the 2011 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup triumph, as several veteran stalwarts made way for younger talent across formats.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patil, who was the former head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), now known as the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), further said about the professional boundaries selectors must maintain with players as they had to take decisions that impacted long-term friendships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou can be friends with players, but there has to be a line. You can\u2019t say, \u2018He is my friend, so I will pick him for the team.\u2019 When you are given this responsibility, you have to take it seriously.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Patil, who was the former head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), now known as the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), further said about the professional boundaries selectors must maintain with players as they had to take decisions that impacted long-term friendships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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