Selections can even be embarrassing for sportspersons. Ask Ashish Nehra who has been picked for the three-match Twenty20 international series against Australia. "I am embarrassed when people call me up and congratulate me on my selection. After all, I am 38 years of age," he told mid-day yesterday.

Ashish Nehra celebrates the wicket of Usman Khawaja during the T20I against Australia in Sydney last year. Pic/Getty Images