We are going in the right direction, says BCCI president – Cricket News Update
N http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srinivasan-c90829, the newly-appointed president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has expressed complete confidence in the existing operational strategy of the board and reiterated that he will not tamper with the managerial system unless
some grave need arises. However, he aims at taking team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 back to their lost ranks in International cricket.
Srinivasan aired these views in an exclusive interview with ‘Daily News and Analysis’, an Indian online newspaper, yesterday.
The new board head told stated there was no immediate need to change the system as it was running smoothly and had helped the team win the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 after a long gap.
On a question about his personal aims, he revealed that he would like to see the dejected and depleted Men in Blue reclaiming their No 1 Test rank, which they lost after the 4-Test npower series defeat against England a few weeks back.
Referring to the logistical and technical facilities available to the players, he disclosed that the BCCI had set up some specialist cricket academies to nurture the young talent in all three departments of the game. He also told that they had started a
new domestic tournament in form of the Corporate Trophy in a bid to keep the players’ pockets hot.
Srinivasan absolutely nullified the common notion that overdose of cricket administered by the Indian Premier League (IPL) had triggered the demise of the Indians in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749, and appealed to the angry public and hyperactive media that the team and the board
should not be censured for just one bad series by overlooking the fact that they had recently lifted the most prestigious title.
He imparted that the BCCI could not put any embargo on the players to play the cash-rich IPL as every one of them was better aware of his physical condition and body fitness.
On some questions, Srinivasan got infuriated and avoided answers. When asked about the constant changes in the IPL franchises and its affect on the tournament’s market value, he uttered angrily that he, who had never sold the brand, could not know its value.
He also refrained from commenting on resumption of Indo-Pak cricketing ties.
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