Selectors Concerned With India's Show, Say Captain Not Sole Authority to Decide Squads

Sandeep Patil, chairman of BCCI's selection committee, on Monday said that the captain of team is the not the sole authority to decide on squads. He was speaking after announcing the squads for last two ODIs and first two Tests. (Ravindra Jadeja Makes a Return to National Side)

"I have said this earlier and it (the aim) is to give the captain the team that not only he wants but the team which selectors feel that will do well. The form of a particular player, looking at the slot that he had, looking at the opposition and like I said earlier, we are still on the same page," Patil said.

"Whether it's captain, team management, coach all selectors feel that they have selected the best. Final selection of 11 players has been left to them. We were worried about few things and we hope they will be sorted out in future."

Patil said the selectors are keenly observing Indian team's disappointing run against South Africa so far. The hosts lost the Twenty20Is 0-2 and are trailing 1-2 in the ODI series.

"We are concerned (performance). Two selectors who were travelling with the team had a word with the team management and captain. We had a detailed discussion with the captain. It is not a worrying factor. Every time the Indian team does well we feel good, every time it loses we feel bad," Patil said.

"I have been saying that nobody is happy that we lost a game that we should have won. But we still back the team which we have chosen. We still back the ideas and the management and the support staff. We want them to do well. The areas that we wanted to be looked into have been discussed, about which the team management and captain will give a good thought to it."