You were particularly unhappy with the selectors. Yes. I was not happy with the selectors at all. It just didnt work out. They had different ideas, I had different ideas. The only thing is, I had to go in there and play with their ideas. One of those ideas was to getting VVS Laxman to open. Exactly. I mean, it all happened literally in the middle of a meeting. Till then he had been a middle-order batsman, and suddenly he was an opener. But why didnt you speak up against it? Why didnt you stand up and say, I will take none of this? I always felt that, you know, everyone will change and they will make the effort to do something for Indian cricket. Captaining India was obviously a great honour for me but it wasnt the ultimate thing for me. The ultimate thing was to play cricket for India and at that time, when I was removed from captaincy, I said in my statement that you can stop me from leading India, but no one can stop me from playing cricket. Playing cricket is the ultimate thing in my life. I want to play for India. You were quite hurt when you were removed from captaincy. Obviously. I felt that if you made somebody captain then he should be given a fair run, with the kind of support required. Things have changed a lot since then. So you captained the team at the wrong time, in a wrong atmosphere? Well, I dont have any regrets now. So long as I know that I tried my best, it really doesnt matter. You know, I would not sit back after 20 years and think that I didnt try my best. The guys who had different ideas, they would definitely think that they didnt do their best. I am pretty sure that I did whatever I thought was best for Indian cricket.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:12:33 +0000
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