Have not applied my mind on Ramachandra Guha’s suggestion: Javagal Srinath

Former fast bowler Javagal Srinath on Friday did not comment on Ramachandra Guha’s suggestion that he should be inducted into the Committee of Administration (CoA). Guha, who has tendered his resignation in the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a letter to Vinod Rai has suggested Srinath’s name as his replacement.

“I have not heard anything of that sort. I have not even applied my mind to that (on the issue). I think I will first see what has been written and what has been said and maybe react later,” Srinath told reporters on Friday. He felt that time is not appropriate to air one’s views on alleged rift between chief coach Anil Kumble and captain Virat Kohli.

“Time is not right to speak about it (controversy), I think we all need to be a little more positive to see this issue. We want India to do well in this (Champions Trophy) tournament,” Srinath told reporters on the sidelines of Red Bull event.

“Anil has a big stature in Indian cricket and Virat Kohli is a wonderful talent. I think we should allow them to finish this tournament first. We should wish the Indian team instead of speculating about who said what and what …read more