\u201cPerformance isn\u2019t the issue. Fitness isn\u2019t an issue. Discipline isn\u2019t an issue. The reason you can find out from BCA,\u201d a fumed Irfan Pathan messaged when asked<\/p>\n
about the reason for being dropped as Baroda captain.<\/p>\n
After two rounds of the Ranji Trophy, the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) selection committee decided to drop Irfan and name Deepak Hooda as the captain.<\/p>\n
Baroda had lost to Madhya Pradesh in the opening game while they conceded the first innings lead against Andhra.<\/p>\n
BCA secretary Snehal Parikh said it was the selection committee\u2019s call to go with a young captain against a side like Tripura, whom Baroda play next. However,<\/p>\n
the door is not closed on Irfan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe selection committee took a call to drop Irfan and pick Hooda as the captain. If you look at the season, from this year onwards we will be playing only six<\/p>\n
league games. Baroda lost to Madhya Pradesh and last game, the result didn\u2019t go in our favour. The selectors thought it should be ideal if we try a new captain<\/p>\n
for the next game,\u201d Parikh said.<\/p>\n
Irfan and BCA have been at loggerheads for quite some time now. Last year, the veteran player was looking for another domestic team after been snubbed<\/p>\n
despite been fit. However, the matter was resolved in due course. Irfan was handed the captaincy just three days before the start of the season and asked to<\/p>\n
mentor the younger players. It has taken just two games for the selectors to go for a different approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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