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India’s lack of success in major tournaments seems to have forced the BCCI to go in for a thorough rehaul in the way the selectors are picked. Apart from the traditional questions being posed to a candidate, the Board’s Cricket Advisory Committee is keen on employing new techniques to gauge the thinking of the candidate, sources told CricBlogger.
It’s not just about the way selectors should handle seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20 cricket but also the age-old conflict of seniors versus juniors is also aligned in BCCI’s interview process to pick selectors.
The most commonly asked question is how the applicant would handle pressure and how to select a team based on reputation and performance.
“How will you treat seniors?” is a frequently asked question. “How to handle out of form seniors?” is also one of the few interesting ones, almost connecting the present chain of events, where, both Rohit and Kohli are struggling at the T20 World Cup despite their wealth of experience in playing T20 cricket.
Additionally, candidates are questioned on why India has not won an ICC event for the past 11 years and what team composition is necessary for success. The applicants are also asked about the sort of blend required to build a champion side.
Historically, some selection committees actually played a much bigger role in picking teams. Even a senior player was given shock treatment but brought back in the team just in time to play the most important role in the 2011 World Cup.
However, selectors in recent times have been weak and not able to take big decisions. They often act on the advice of the team management and board officials.
The over-enthusiastic board members have intervened in the selection process, but from the time BCCI has only made the selectors job ornamental, India have stopped winning big tournaments. From here on, BCCI aims to empower the current selectors to make independent decisions, free from external pressures, to improve India’s performance in major tournaments.
