Former wicketkeeper MSK Prasad has been appointed as the new chairman of selectors by the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s decision. The decision was taken in the board’s 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday (September 21).
According to media reports, the former wicketkeeper was selected after the board interviewed more than 90 candidates for positions in the junior, women’s and senior national selection panel over the past 48 hours. The other members in the new selection panel include former cricketers Gagan Khoda, Devang Gandhi, Sarandeep Singh and Jatin Paranjpe.
However, the decision to appoint Prasad as the chairman of the panel has not gone down too well with the fans. Fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment over the decision. Fans questioned the credentials of Prasad who represented India in 17 ODIs and six Test matches.
Here are some of the reactions:
MSK Prasad is chief of selectors at BCCI? Is this for real? Frankly tell how many of you actually remembered him?
— Debarati (@Debarati_M) September 21, 2016
No offence to new selection panel but MSK Prasad, Khoda, Debang, Sarandeep, Jatin Pranjape have a combined experience of 13 Tests, 31 ODIs
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) September 21, 2016
Khoda & Paranjpe never played a Test Cricket but included in BCCI selection committee headed by MSK Prasad who played ONLY 6 test matches.
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) September 21, 2016
Wow! MSK Prasad to head BCCI selection committee which comprises of Sarandeep Singh, Gagan Khoda, Devang Gandhi and Jatin Paranjpe ??
— Raju PP (@rajupp) September 21, 2016
Selectors or Sidekicks?As MSK Prasad and others in Selection Committee hv a combined experience of just 13 tests #BCCI bosses to call shots
— rajan mahan (@rajanmahan) September 21, 2016
My point is, Don't you require talent to identify and recognize one. #MSKPrasad seriously? Any #ShivajiPark cricketer would be better, No?
— Amit Walinjkar (@The_Walinjkar) September 21, 2016
#MSKPrasad is chief of selectors? I mean what the F . Really? @Devarchit @ovshake42 #BCCI
— anindya (@anindya0909) September 21, 2016
What? #MSKPrasad chief selector, along with chums in Debang Gandhi, Sarandeep Singh, Jatin Pranjape, Gagan Khoda?#BCCI is a SHAM!
— Siddharrth Jain (@TweepleLeaf) September 21, 2016
#ChairmanOfSelector #MSKPrasad @BCCI #averaged #11 & #topscore #19…at par with #exWI #selector #CourtneyWalsh ?
— Devadyuti Das (@DevadyutiDas) September 21, 2016
2 of MSK Prasad headed Selection Committee never played tests.Why has #BCCI flouted Lodha Panel reco that only Test Players shd be selectors
— rajan mahan (@rajanmahan) September 21, 2016