Kiran More slams selection system

NEW DELHI: Barely three weeks before relinquishing his post, Selection Committee Chairman Kiran More has found fault with the selection system and has also gone to the extent of stating that it is "biased".

More, who was hardly critical of the process in his three-year tenure, has said he did not believe in the voting system and cited an instance when three selectors had teamed up to pick players of their choice, one of whom happened to be Sourav Ganguly.

"I don't believe in the voting system," More told a TV channel.

"This happened in Madras (Chennai) when three selectors walked into the meeting and said this is what they want. Coach Greg Chappell and Rahul Dravid were also present," he said.

"We requested the selectors but once three people have decided there is little you can do. Then there is the secretary who plays an important role. But voting is not good at all," he said.

More was referring about the team selection for the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka last year, which was the last selection meeting for Yashpal Sharma, Gopal Sharma and Pranab Roy. 

The players who were dropped were Zaheer Khan, Dhiraj Jadhav and Dinesh Kaarthick. They were replaced by MS Dhoni, RP Singh and Ganguly.

It was the meeting after which More claimed that Ganguly was picked in the side as a bowling all rounder in place of Zaheer Khan.

Asked if former coach John Wright was right when he said selectors were biased, More replied "absolutely."

More also revealed that replacing Ganguly as captain was the more tough decision as compared to dropping him from the squad.

"But I would ask Ganguly to give it one more year and then decide how he wants to be remembered. Ganguly still has chances but you should know when to go and what is going to benefit you," he said.