MSK Prasad, the former India player and the chairman of the selection committee has recently opened up on many things, including the matter that he was overshadowed by Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli many times. However, he has brought the youngsters like Hardik Pandya or Rishabh Pant to the Indian team.
However, during an interaction with cricket.com, Prasad revealed that he had arguments with both Shastri and Kohli. “You ask them what kind of arguments we had. Sometimes, we didn’t want to see each other (after meetings) but the beauty of them is that the next morning when we would meet, they would recognize and acknowledge that there is (merit in the) point we made,” Prasad revealed.
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“I am a management student and know how to manage. People want me to blame someone publicly? Why should I do that because it is my family? I may like or dislike decisions even at home in my family but can I come out and say something publicly?” MSK Prasad added. “Virat and Ravi will tell you about that (how we used to have heated debates). Just because we didn’t have differences publicly doesn’t mean that we were succumbing to them. Who knows how we have convinced them on so many issues.”
However, he also shared his views on Rishabh Pant, who wasn’t earlier not considered as the best one in Test cricket. But in recent times, he has been in a formidable form which started in their Australia tour last year. And, he maintained his form during the England series at home as well.
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“That’s what we talk about succession. When we picked this guy (Pant), there was a lot of controversy. People said that he can’t bat in Test cricket and can’t keep in challenging wickets. So, what has happened today? See, how he kept wickets against England at home. And the way he batted in challenging batting conditions like England and Australia. The role of the selector is to identify the potential. Many people never believed that Pant would be so good,” MSK Prasad concluded.
