Bishan Singh Bedi comes to Shastri's defense

Bishan Singh Bedi has lashed out at the media referring to the situation that has created a stir between Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly. The controversy has stretched into a second week following Ravi Shastri’s expression of disappointment. While the world of cricket has been lashing out at Shastri for publicly stating his disappointment, Bedi stated that it was completely understandable that Shastri felt hard done by.

“Where’s the need to rake up all this nonsense?” Bishan Singh Bedi. “The media will have a ball,” chuckles Bedi. He defends Shastri’s view of being “disappointed but not miffed” at missing out on becoming head coach of an outfit he enjoyed guiding.

“Look, Ravi spoke out because he was disappointed. It’s natural and I can understand that because he got dropped. But there is no need for Ganguly to react. He should have kept cool instead of taking his gloves off,” says Bedi.

“The meeting could have been adjusted. The working committee meeting is a domestic affair while the coach interview is an international commitment. It’s ridiculous that there is a controversy involving two India captains… it’s stupid and undesirable,” he says.

“There were three others in that committee (Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and coordinator Sanjay Jagdale). You (Ganguly) don’t have to prove any point,” he says.

Bedi suggests: “You could have just rung him and thrashed it out instead of going to the media. Ravi did not go to the media — he was asked questions.” Bedi’s heart goes out to Anil Kumble:  “Think about what all this will do to Kumble who has just taken over. This (fight) has created a mess; it’s such a petty issue.”

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