NEW DELHI: Dilip Vengsarkar was retained on Monday as India’s Captain Find for a cricket tour of the West Indies but the way barred by legal restrictions and disciplinary problems.
‘Twenty one players will be named on Tuesday with the final squad for next month’s tour being picked after coaching camp, An Indian Cricket Board spokesman said after announcing Vengsarkar’s appointment
But Navjot Singh Sidhy, If picked, could fly out with the side only if a Punjab court ‘waiting to try him on a charge of culpable homicide agreed to lift travel restrictions. The 24yearOld batsman is accused 10 deating a motorist (0 deaths after a traffic accident.
Three other players left arm spinner Maninder Singh, All-rounder Manjo Prabhakar and Veteran Mohinder Amarnath could also be overlooked after disciplinary problems.
Vengsarkar himself was reappointed captain only after he had apologized for kicking down the stumps following a dispute with an umpire in a focal match.
Since he took over from Kapil Dev last year his captaincy has been marred by a six-month ban imposed for violating a cricket board ban on writing for newspapers during a cricket series against another country:
Vengsarkat’s actions have been widely criticized, with the respected Indian sports magazine SPORTSTAR saying he could have a bad influence on young cricketer in the country.
It is the egotism of the current generation of players which is to blame for much of the ill of which the Vengsarkar Episode is only one symptom SPORTSTAR said.
Maninder and Prabhakar escaped without any formal charges after a brawl during 4 match but their behavior was believed to have kept them out of several matches in the New Zealand series which ended last month.
But the Cricket Board came down hard on veteran Mohinder Amarnath on Sunday when it fined him 20,000 rupees(1330 Dollar) for calling the National selectors, 4 bunch of jokers after he was dropped from the squad.
Amarnath, a 38 Yearold Batsman, refused to accept the punishment and has taken the issue to court
NEW DELHE: India’s cricket selectors on Tuesday included a batsman accused of culpable homicide in a list of possible players for the West Indies tour next month, but excluded another who had called them a “bunch of jokers”,
A squad of about 14 are expected to be picked from possible after a coaching camp and then placed under Dilip Vengsarkar, who was remained as captain ‘on Monday
Among the 22 was Nayjot Singh Sidhu, accused of beating a motorist to death after a traffic accident in Punjab stare.
‘A court must now decide whether 24yearold Sidhu can be allowed to leave India before the case is heard.
Another court is expected to consider Batsman Mohinder Amamath’s plea against a 20,000 Rupee (1,330Dollar) fine the Indian Cricket Board imposed on Him for calling the selectors a bunch of jokers.
Amarnath, who refused to accept the punishment, has been left out of the 22, although a Board spokesman said he had been eligible for selection.
Left arm spinner Maninder Singh was also included in the possible but his opponent in a Brawl at a Cricket Match, Manoj Prabhakar, has been left out Possibles Krishnamachari Srikanth, Arun Lal, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mohammed Azharuddin, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev, Kiran More, Sanjeev Sharma, Arshad ‘Ayub, Narendra Hirwani , Ajay Sharma, Maninder Singh, Sanjay Manjrekar, W.V.Raman, M Venkataramana, Chadrakant Pandit, Saba Karim, Sali! ankila, Chetan Sharma, Roger Binny, Robin Singh and TA.Shekhar.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 3, 1989
