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According to a selector, present at Saturday's selection committee meeting in Mumbai, the decision to include Ganguly for the Pakistan tour was not made by the selectors, but the administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The five selectors, along with BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah, captain Rahul Dravid and coach Greg Chappell, decided on the Test team. Ganguly received just four votes out of seven, but even then he made it to the team, because the BCCI felt that the left-hander's experience would be vital in Pakistan, said the selector.
Chappell, it is learnt, seemed quite upset with the decision, as were a couple of selectors, but they had no say in the matter.
Not surprisingly. After the meeting, More was bombarded with questions.
On what basis was Ganguly included in the team?
"Ganguly has a lot of experience, he has scored a lot of runs in international cricket. He has the experience we need for a tough tour like Pakistan," More said.
But why was he dropped after the second Test? Wasn't the same criteria applicable when he was axed for the third Test against Sri Lanka?
"We have some plans for the team; you don't need to know everything about it," a clueless More replied.
It is also learnt that Sachin Tendulkar had backed Ganguly during his meeting with BCCI president Sharad Pawar on Friday. Tendulkar is believed to have told Pawar that the Bengal left-hander deserves a better deal and another chance to prove himself.
Source: Rediff
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