Ishant Sharma's Injury Should Be A Wake Up Call For Rahul Dravid's NCA: BCCI Official
Published - 01 Mar 2020, 04:36 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
A senior BCCI official has said that the Ishant Sharma episode should be a wake-up call for Rahul Dravid’s Bengaluru-based National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Speaking to IANS, a BCCI official said that the injury to Ishant once again brought to fore the questions raised by Indian players in the past over the way things are managed at the academy, and how as a leader Dravid must stand up and put a stop to this.
The pacer had suffered a Grade 3 tear on his right ankle while playing for Delhi in their Ranji Trophy encounter against Vidarbha at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. A day after the reports came in, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) had clearly said that the pacer was all but out of the Test series against New Zealand as he had been asked to rest his leg for six weeks.
Ishant Sharma Episode Should Be A Wake Up Call For NCA
“It would be interesting to see what are the changes in the scan reports when he was declared fit and the ones taken now. Look, Dravid is one of the most respected players we have but administration is objective and ruthless. While one would think it blasphemous to be critical of his coaching or mentoring decisions, the decisions relating to administration will definitely be scrutinised and criticised, especially when they concern the handling of one of our most precious assets that is Ishant,” the official stated.
“Since Rahul is apparently the primary decision maker at the NCA, it would therefore only be natural that he should take responsibility for the processes and decisions,” the official said.
Now, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC) might miss the services of Ishant for the first few matches following another ankle injury to the pacer on the New Zealand tour.
A report in PTI suggests that Ishant could miss the first part of the league if he undergoes rehabilitation at NCA.
