New Delhi: Indian captain Rohit Sharma was heard discussing about BCCI’s new guidelines with Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar during the Champions Trophy squad announcement press conference on Saturday, January 18. He told Agarkar that he will have to wait back after the press conference to discuss about the guidelines with the BCCI secretary.
“Iske baad secretary ke saath mere ko baithna padega family wamily discuss karne ke liye,” (After the PC, we have to discuss family rules with the secretary, all the players are calling me”) Rohit can be heard as saying to Agarkar in a viral video.
Rohit Sharma to Agarkar “Ab mere ko baithna padega secretary ke saath family ka discuss karne ke liye, sab mere ko bol rahe hai”.
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The Men in Blue suffered back-to-back Test series defeats against New Zealand at home and a 3-1 loss in the five-match Test series against Australia. Following these results, Rohit and Co. failed to qualify for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC).
When a reporter asked Rohit Sharma about the new guidelines, he said “Who told you about the rules? Has it come from any official source? Let it come officially first”.
‘It’s not a school, it’s not a punishment’: Ajit Agarkar
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced strict guidelines for centrally contracted players to “promote positive environment and unity in the dressing room”. The board has asked every player to participate in the domestic tournaments, restrict them from travelling separately and limit family visits to 14 days during overseas tours.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar also talked about the new guidelines and said that this is not a school and these guidelines are not a punishment. He further added that it’s just you have some rules and when you are playing for the national team, you just follow the rules.
“These are mature individuals. They are superstars in their own right in international sport. They know how to handle themselves” Agarkar said.
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