‘We did not wish to see one another’: MSK Prasad recollects heated dialogue with Kohli, Shastri

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Former India chief selector MSK Prasad revealed in a latest dialog that he used to have arguments with skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri. Prasad has usually been criticized for the choices taken throughout his tenure, together with dropping of Yuvraj Singh after the Champions Trophy 2017 to Vijay Shankar over Ambati Rayudu within the World Cup 2019 squad.

in dialog with cricket.comPrasad was requested, “There was a notion that you simply have been very well mannered in entrance of somebody like Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli. People cannot even think about how one can win an argument towards such aggressive professionals?”

Prasad didn’t reveal the main points of the arguments, however stated that in the long run either side accepted one another’s factors.

“You ask them what kind of arguments we had. Sometimes, we didn’t want to see each other (after meetings), but their beauty is that when we meet the next morning, they’ll recognize and accept That the point we have made has (merit) in it,” Prasad revealed.

“I’m a administration scholar and know find out how to handle. People need me to publicly blame somebody? Why ought to I do that as a result of it is my household? I can like or dislike selections in my household even at house But can I come out and say one thing publicly? Prasad added.

“Virat and Ravi will tell you about it (how we used to have heated arguments). Just because we didn’t have differences in public, doesn’t mean we were bowing down to them. Who knows how we have persuaded them on so many issues,” he concluded.

The 46-year-old was usually criticized for his selections as he was not a seasoned campaigner on the worldwide circuit. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s 23 worldwide appearances embrace six Tests and 17 ODIs with one half-century.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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