'Chetan Sharma selectors ka KL Rahul hai' - Furious fans lash out at Indian Cricket Board as former chief selector likely to continue

In what seems to be a bitter pill to swallow for Indian cricket fans, the media reports have learned that former Indian speedster Chetan Sharma is reported to retain his post of Chief Selector for the national men’s team India. It’s being termed as a bitter pill to swallow due to the past decisions taken by the Indian Cricket Board at the end of the last calendar year of 2022.

Advertisment

Notably, in the aftermath of men in blue’s embarrassing fiasco against England in the second semi-final of the 20-20 World Cup 2022, the Indian Cricket Board happened to sack the entire selection committee including the chief Chetan Sharma.

Meanwhile, the reported re-appointment of Chetan Sharma hasn’t gone down well with a section of the Indian Cricket Fans who weren't happy with the performance of the national team during Sharma’s tenure as the chief selector. They immediately took to Twitter to lash out at the Board and subsequently, the fans also came up with a brutal question if they are re-appointing Sharma as Chief selector then what was the actual thing that changed after the 20-20 World Cup 2022?

Here's how fans reacted:

Advertisment

Now that Chetan Sharma also is set to continue.. It begs the question what exactly changed after 2022 T20 World Cup Loss !
Chief selector is there!
Dravid is there!
Rohit Sharma is there as Captain!
Has BCCI yet again managed to fool everyone?#BCCI #INDvSL #SLvsIND https://t.co/YrHKCAVYMw

— shashank singh (@shashank_singh2) January 2, 2023

If BCCI is indeed going back to Chetan Sharma, it will just show once again how they messed it up. Before becoming a chairman, he mostly did media commitments. Ideally you got to have one who has been part of the system as a selector or coach of a domestic or IPL team.

— Venkata Krishna B (@venkatatweets) January 2, 2023

Then what was the point of sacking him?

— constant_tensed (@constant_tensed) January 2, 2023

ICC trophy good bye. https://t.co/DfYSxwy1SB

— Tom Gravestone (@Whygravestone) January 2, 2023

Finished board!
What an absolute circus its become..

— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) January 2, 2023

Chetan Sharma is KL Rahul of Selectors.

— Bharbhuti ji (@crickdevil) January 2, 2023

Congratulations for losing the WTC and WC Team INDIA

Ek hi hope thi woh bhi gayi aab 👏

— Mavericks Blue (@MavericksBlue24) January 2, 2023

India is likely to continue its trophy less run in ICC tournaments

— Black Panther (@thebIackpanthr) January 2, 2023

Presently, the men in blue are heading towards the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in which the star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. In this series, the team will also miss the services of former skipper and veteran batter Virat Kohli alongside senior opener and regular vice-captain, KL Rahul.

Following the conclusion of the T20I series against Sri Lanka, the Indians will also play the three-match ODI series against the Islanders which might include senior players including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul.

The men in blue are also scheduled to lock horns with New Zealand in the three-match T20I series and an ODI series having the same number of matches later at the end of this month.