The former Indian pacer and current ICC match official, Javagal Srinath, has said that he hasn’t heard anything about Ramachandran Guha recommending his name for a place in Committee of Administrators,

“I have not heard anything of that sort. I have not even applied my mind to that (on the issue). I think I will first see what has been written and what has been said and maybe react later,” Srinath told reporters on Friday.

Srinath’s comments have come after Guha, now a former member of COA wrote a letter to Vinod Rai complaining that the body appointed by the Supreme Court of India does not have even a single former male cricketer. He recommended the name of Srinath, whom he considers as senior, respected cricketer with administrative experience. However, Srinath has played down his recommendation for the time being saying that he hasn’t heard anything about it.

Further, on being asked his views on the alleged row going on between Head Coach Anil Kumble and Skipper Virat Kohli, Srinath reckoned that it was not the right time to comment on the issue,

“Time is not right to speak about it (controversy), I think we all need to be a little more positive to see this issue. We want India to do well in this (Champions Trophy) tournament.Anil has a big stature in Indian cricket and Virat Kohli is a wonderful talent. I think we should allow them to finish this tournament first. We should wish the Indian team instead of speculating about who said what and what the differences are. I think we need to support them in unison to make sure India wins this tournament. There is no point in discussing these things,” he said.

Srinath also commented on Indian bowling line-up and felt that bowlers have done good preparations for the Champions Trophy,

“We have a good crop of fast bowlers. IPL has done a good job in keeping them match fit. The more you bowl, the better you are. Two months of constant cricket under pressure, I think that is a great preparation for the Champions Trophy.”

A veteran of 67 Tests and 229 ODIs, Srinath can be the best man for the job as the former fast bowler is a much-respected player in the cricketing arena. The current ICC affiliated match referee can be one the best man who can serve in the COA to run the largest board in the cricketing world.