Next selection committee will take call on Kohli's captaincy: Sandeep Patil

With less than a month left on his current assignment, Sandeep Patil certainly seems to be more than a satisfied man. And with good reason as well. The selectors have done a fantastic job putting together a competitive Indian unit, a team that has beaten the odds time and again to secure victories not many expected them to do so.

Having picked what is potentially his final squad for the upcoming New Zealand series, Sandeep Patil has reflected on what has been an impressive four years at the Indian selection helm.

“We have taken some bold and tough decisions looking at the future of Indian cricket. We are very happy at the end of our term that the team is doing well in all three formats and I wish the next committee all the best.

In spite of being joined by Vikram Rathour and Saba Karim at the helm, Patil also reflected the negative side of selection. “The only sad thing about being a selector is that you end up losing some of your friends,” Patil said after the selection panel, headed by him, picked the India squad for three-Test home series against New Zealand.

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When asked about how soon the ODI captaincy will be handed over to Virat Kohli, Patil said it will be decided by the next selection panel.

Patil added that some fantastic decisions and calls were taken during his time at the helm.”The board has taken some great decisions during my time. We are happy with the roadmap the BCCI has drawn with Rahul Dravid taking over as coach of the juniors and Anil Kumble the seniors.

“We also leave at a time when there is a big pool of players to choose from, in all formats,” he said.

“We have always done well at home and I am sure we will do well against New Zealand. Hope we also do well outside India,” he said.

“There are some matters between the selectors and BCCI which should remain confidential and cannot be revealed,” he said.

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