Dalmiya sorry for Sehwag
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya promised financial compensation to
Virender Sehwag, who has been dropped from the Indian team for
the Mohali Test against England as per the agreement between
the BCCI and ICC.
"He is a young boy. I feel sorry for him," Dalmiya told a
media conference in Calcutta after announcing the terms of the
agreement which resolved the crisis threatening world cricket.
Dalmiya said the BCCI had agreed to instruct its
selection panel not to include Sehwag in the final 12 for the first Test against England, beginning on Monday.
Describing Sehwag as a 'budding cricketer, who is a
future hope for the country', Dalmiya said: "He will be
financially compensated. But whether the compensation will be
provided by the ICC or BCCI would be decided by the ICC
Executive Board."
Dalmiya also promised 'adequate opportunities' for Sehwag
saying "he will be back in the team".
However, he hastened to add that he is not the right
person to judge the merit of any cricketer as that was the job
of the selectors.
Dalmiya also said he would discuss with skipper
Sourav Ganguly his grievances at not being consulted on the selection of the Indian team for the Mohali Test.
"I am not aware of his grievances. But I'll find out from
the captain what he is saying on the issue," Dalmiya said.
Dalmiya's comments followed Ganguly's 'unhappiness and
anger' at not being consulted by the selection committee when
they met at Jaipur to finalise the squad for the opening Test
against England.
The BCCI chief said that there is a provision that the
captain should be consulted by the selection committee before
deciding on the compositon of the team.
"Yes. there is a provision that the captain should be
consulted. I don't know what happened. The secretary (of BCCI
Niranjan Shah) was in Jaipur."
Mail Cricket Editor