Krishnamachari Srikanth comes from an Orthodox Brahmin family in southern Madras. In his childhood, his father strongly opposed and even beat him for playing cricket by neglecting his studies.

K. Srikanth has many credentials for your appointment. He is passionate about cricket. He used to critically analyze cricket teams for their performance in a cricket match judging them on their merits. He is impartial, a beautiful commentator and a good columnist. He has his own website to emphasize cricket. He was one of the ‘Kapils Devils’ when India won the cricket world cup in 1983. He was the leading scorer with 38 runs, when India came out with a measly 187 score. He is currently an ambassador for the Chennai Super Kings brand, Chennai’s Twenty Twenty Cricket Team. He led the Indian cricket team as captain of India in the test series between India and Pakistan in the late 1980s. It was under his captaincy that Sachin Tendulkar made his debut when he was 16 years old. Therefore, Srikanth has always been a fervent admirer of Sachin Tendulkar. Srikanth, who had turned down an offer for the presidency in early 2000, has now accepted the offer.

K. Srikanth has been appointed chairman of the cricket selection committee under rather difficult circumstances and background. The India-Australia home test series is on the card and the Australian team has already arrived with the goal of retaining the Gavaskar-Border Trophy in the next test series. The Indian cricket board is rich in resources. Now cricket has three formats in the game, namely a game limited to twenty twenty, ODI and the traditional test matches. Srikanth, a former cricket stalwart, is familiar with all three formats of the game. He also has first hand knowledge about twenty twenty cricket by virtue of his association with the Chennai Super Kings cricket team as their great ambassador.

Considering the current setup of the Indian test team, Srikanth’s task is quite onerous. An aging captain in Anil Kumble, the problem of dealing with the fabulous but aging four players like Sachin, Dravid, VVSLaxman and Ganguly, choosing a suitable captain for the three formats of the game, choosing a suitable and balanced team for the next India -La Australia Home test cricket series are burning issues or issues that need your immediate attention. Srikanth has to pay more attention to the aging quartet. Undeterred by his past achievements, Srikanth has to make a firm decision to select or omit them considering his current form, physical condition, etc. Srikanth must not forget that Dilip Vengsarkars’ policy of picking up youngsters and grooming them has paid huge dividends in both the game’s Twenty Twenty and ODI formats and maintaining the status quo in this regard may not be unwise. You must pay attention to giving representation to all states, but you must ensure that no candidate is selected without real merit. Instead of imposing a heavy burden on MSDhoni, the mantle of the test captaincy can be given to another player. Above all, you should see that maximum discipline is applied between players, especially during test matches, without leading to laxity.

Considering all the above aspects, let’s hope that K. Srikanth, as an ex-proof and cricket veteran of ODI, will do justice to his position, elevating the Indian cricket team to a higher level.