Chetan Sharma resigns from chief selector's post; SS Das could be interim chairman

Former India pace bowler Chetan Sharma has resigned from the post of chairman of the senior selection committee following a sting operation by a news channel where he allegedly revealed confidential informationChetan has tendered his resignation to BCCI secretary Jay Shah and his resignation has been accepted His position had become untenable after the sting operation He resigned voluntarily and wasnt asked to resign a senior BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity on FridayChetan was in Kolkata along with other selection committee members for the Ranji Trophy final between Bengal and Saurashtra They were there to select the Irani Cup teamBut once his resignation was accepted Chetan left for Delhi and avoided the waiting media at the airport hereDuring the sting operation conducted by Zee News Chetan had alleged that a lot of players took injections to expedite their return to competitive cricket despite being only 8085 per cent fitThe former player also alleged that there was a difference of opinion between him and the team management over pace bowler Jasprit Bumrahs return from a stress fracture for the T20I series against Australia in September last yearHe also claimed that T20I captain Hardik Pandya pace bowler Umesh Yadav and Deepak Hooda regularly visited him at his residenceChetan also spoke about the relationship between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and alleged that there was an ego tussle between Kohli and former BCCI president Sourav GangulyAlso readChetan Sharma resigns as BCCIs chairmanIt is learnt that Chetans alleged remarks did not go down well with the BCCI top brass and the current national squad members also lost trust in himCoach Rahul Dravid captains Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have completely lost faith in him He couldnt have possibly sat across the table along with them for selection committee meetings as he had lost all respect He paid the price for being a big mouth said another BCCI sourceIt is understood that senior members and support staff of the Indian team had communicated their mistrust to the top BCCI officialsChetan was allegedly lured into the sting operation on the pretext that his inputs were required for research work for a docuseries on a popular OTT platformThe call came when he was in between his two stints as chairman of national selectors and perhaps spoke a bit more like insinuating that Hardik Pandya would chill out in his Delhi residence Hardik has never been to his house Saying things about Virat Kohli a BCCI source saidFormer India opener Shiv Sunder Das could be appointed interim chairman as he has played 23 Tests the most number among the current lot in the selection panelChetan and the entire selection committee had earlier been sacked following Indias semifinal exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia He reapplied for the post and was reappointed as chairmanChetan a handy pace bowler who played when Kapil Dev was at the helm of Indian cricket is the countrys first hattrick man in ODI World Cup But Chetan is best remembered for being hit for a lastball six by Pakistans Javed Miandad during the 1986 Asia Cup final in SharjahThe sting operation is a big blow to relationship between the players and the media The BCCI is likely to issue a gag order on players and officials from speaking to the media in futureThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever