Softening its stand on Dilip Vengsarkar, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday asked the Colonel to continue as the Chief Selector till December 16 when a final call will be taken in the general body meeting of the Board. This was announced by the Board president, Sharad Pawar on Tuesday in New Delhi. The statement came after Vengsarkar sent a mobile SMS to Pawar asking him to talk on the issue. The Board also softened its stand on the 'guidelines' saying, "These guidelines are not new. Board has published a book about Code of Conduct for selectors, players, officials and state associations. It has been published long before."
Sharad Pawar was all praise for the selection committee under Vengsarkar. "The selection committee performed really well. There was hiccup in the World Cup, otherwise the team selected by the committee has done really well," said Pawar, adding, "Except Australia, India has beaten all other teams and the credit must go to the selection committee." Pawar also heaped praise on the Colonel portraying him as one of the great batsman of India.On the issue of penning columns for newspapers, Pawar said, "The guidelines which have been issued have clearly mentioned that, whosoever becomes the selector will not write columns or will involve himself in discussions in TV channels. Vengsarkar also mentioned that he will suffer financially if he will not write columns as he will lose 40 lakh in the process. This is a legitimate demand and the final decision on this will be taken in the meeting (general body meet on December 16)." He too played down the controversy surroundings Vengsarkar and Niranjan Shah.
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