Kangra Man takes Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association to Court After Son Misses Out from the Vijay Hazare Squad
Updated - 06 Feb 2018, 08:25 PM
A man from Kangra has sent a legal notice to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) after his son was not included in the Vijay Hazare trophy. Himachal started their campaign with a six-wicket win over Tripura.
Parveen Sharma from Jawalmukhi town has also written to HPCA’s former chief Anurag Thakur over the alleged biases of the selectors.
“My son Arjun Sharma is a left arm orthodox spinner and left-handed batsman. He has been playing as an all-rounder for HPCA since 2010 and has been a member of an Under-23 one-day team of Himachal and has played CK Nayudu Trophy as well,” Sharma said.
Arjun has scored 493 runs in 17 matches for the Himachal team in four seasons as said by his father.
Sharma further mentioned his son was in the Ranji camp based on his performance but was left out of the 15-member squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also admitted HPCA violated rules of their constitutions.
“The HPCA selected a player from outside the state in the squad, violating the by-laws of its own constitution, which provides for special preference to Himachal players,” Sharma alleged.
He also charged HPCA’s coach Vikram Rathore and selectors of having a prejudice against his son.
“Performance of my son is better than the two players from outside the state who have been included in the team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. I urge HPCA to include my son in the team for the trophy or I will be forced to move the court,” Sharma added.
However, HPCA spokesperson Sanjay Sharma remarked they hadn’t received any notice yet.
“As far as the selection process in HPCA is concerned, it is completely transparent and there is no bias against any player. Selection is done on the basis of the performance at the pre-trophy camps,” Sharma admitted.
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