Former chief selector MSK Prasad said that it was his duty to allow the next generation to come ahead after the 2019 World Cup and stick with them instead of backing MS Dhoni.
It was a mixed tenure for MSK Prasad as he ends his role as the chief selector of Team India.
India's outgoing chief selector named four batsmen and six bowlers as back-up options for the Indian team in the longest format of the game.
Along with MSK Prasad, Gagan Khoda is also likely to be replaced as the pair has completed their term and need to be replaced.
Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be working under a specialist coach, said chief selector MSK Prasad.
This could effectively mean that MSK Prasad-led committee will also select the squad for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka, starting January 5.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly announced after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai on Sunday that the tenure of the national selectors -- led by M.S.K. Prasad -- is over.
India's outgoing chief selector MSK Prasad said that he has no regrets over leaving the position a year before the T20 World Cup.
Prasad's departure means the Ganguly-led BCCI has gone by the old constitution that has a provision of a maximum of four-year term for the selection committee. The amended constitution had a maximum five-year term.
Iyer made his India debut in November 2017 with a T20 International against New Zealand and in the following month, played in his maiden ODI series, scoring back-to-back half centuries in the home rubber against Sri Lanka.
Not so long ago, Pant was India's number one wicketkeeper-batsman in all three formats but has endured an erratic run of form for some time now.
Prasad said the duo have respect for him and he knew how to manage personalities as he was a management student.
Bumrah was part of the Windies tour after World Cup 2019, however, a stress fracture on his lower back in September ruled him out of the series against South Africa.
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has said that the thinktank in selection is not up to the mark in terms of modern-day cricket.
Prasad feels that it's time that Engineer behaved his age as it doesn't behove his stature to pass such nasty comments about anyone's wife, be it Indian captain or any ordinary man.
The selectors' term was four years according to the old constitution but the amended constitution, which has come into effect now, has a provision of a maximum of five-year term.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad said there are some players who are being groomed as backups for Rishabh Pant but as of now, the young wicketkeeper-batsman is still the first choice.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad stated that Rahul is a talented cricketer but because of his poor form in red-ball cricket, he has been dropped for the upcoming Test series beginning October 2.
With the T20I World Cup scheduled for next year, it was said that Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are facing tough competition to get a spot in the shortest format.
The BCCI said that Nick Webb had been chosen as top candidate with Luke Woodhouse and Rajnikanth Sivagnanam in the second and third positions, respectively.
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