BCCI Needs to Have a Re-look at Senior Players and Coach

After suffering a humiliating 3-1 loss to Australia in the Gavaskar-Border series down under, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) needs to review its own policies and take a view on the future of senior players as well as the Coach.

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The Indian side was completely outplayed by their rivals even though, Jasprit Bumrah's eleven did score a remarkable victory in the first test.

The selection policy and the match strategy of the Indians came in for a lot of criticism, thereby raising questions regarding both Coach Gautam Gambhir and Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar.

Gambhir was an outstanding player in his hey days but as a Coach, he has a lot to prove and it is a call that the BCCI has to take on whether he should be replaced by someone more experienced and effective.

The stepping down by Skipper Rohit Sharma for the final test at Sydney was unprecedented as also was the sudden declaration of retirement from International Cricket by Spin legend R.Ashwin.

It is obvious that Ashwin despite serving the country for such a long time was humiliated and had no option but to hang his boots.

He went unsung and without the appearance in the last test.

Similar things have happened to other players in the past and till this day, fans wonder why Virendra Sehwag, one of the most swashbuckling openers, had also been given the wrong end of the stick and ignored in the final stages.

Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and so many others have been unfairly treated and thus it is the time when fresh policies and guidelines need to be laid.

World Cup winner Mohinder Amarnath, who had been shabbily dealt with, had once described the national selectors as a "bunch of jokers".