'Indian Cricket is healing' - Twitter reacts to BCCI's sacking of national selection committee

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shocked the entire Indian cricketing fraternity on Friday, November 18, with its sudden decision to sack the national selection committee led by former India cricketer Chetan Sharma.

Even though the board has decided to stay mum about the entire process, reports claim that the selection committee's failure to build a strong squad has led to its departure. It is worth noting that in the past year, the Men in Blue had as many as eight different captains. But even after boasting multiple leaders in the dressing room, the team failed to win any major trophy.

In the meantime, BCCI has already invited fresh applications for the position of five national selectors, with November 28 set as the deadline for the same. This is also BCCI’s second major move under new president Roger Binny, with equal pay to male and female cricketers being the first. 

Now, as per reports, the board is also looking to appoint two different captains for different formats in the near future. The Roger Binny-led administrative body might want Hardik Pandya to take up the reins in the T20Is and have Rohit Sharma to lead the ODI and the Test team. Hardik's success as the captain of Gujarat Titans has played a massive role in this regards.

Many on Twitter were overjoyed following BCCI’s decision as they reminded how the selection panel played its part in removing Virat Kohli as India's ODI captain. While there’s a huge section that believes the committee failed miserably in bringing stability and multiple chopping and changing cost India the T20 World Cup 2022 trophy.

Here is how Twitter reacted to BCCI's decision:

Ganguly and Chetan Sharma gone within 12 months after creating all the mess around this man.

King still stands tall 🫵 pic.twitter.com/rRomOpP51C

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) November 18, 2022

BCCI sacked the entire selectors including Chetan Sharma. (Source - PTI)

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 18, 2022

Reasons for Chetan Sharma's sacking (Reported by PTI):

- Not being able to make a settled squad with 8 captains in 1 just a year.
- Loss in Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.
- Picking KL Rahul after 8 months gap.
- Not picking domestic and IPL performers.
- Workload management.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 18, 2022

Virat Kohli back in form and everything looks better from social media to news channels to now BCCI sacking undeserving ones like Saurav Ganguly and Chetan Sharma. Indian Cricket is healing.

— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) November 18, 2022

I'm not sure whether I should be sad or sorry that people believe Chetan Sharma and his selection panel were in control of what happened last year.

— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) November 18, 2022

All updates on India's National selectors:

•BCCI sacked entire national selectors.
•BCCI sacked Chetan Sharma.
•National selectors now have 5 members.
•BCCI decides new criteria for selectors.
•BCCI invites applications for selectors.
•Application submitted on 28 Nov.

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) November 18, 2022

The BCCI has sacked the entire senior men's selection committee led by former India fast bowler Chetan Sharma.

Elon Musk is taking over the world.

— Dil Dill Dennistan (@DennisCricket_) November 18, 2022

Not only selectors but strict action should be taken on players also for their performance.Selection should be done on the base of Ranji and domestic performances

— Vishwajit Jadhav (@Namaskar3939) November 18, 2022

If Chetan sharma thinks, I disagree.
If Chetan Sharma speaks, I ignore.
If Chetan Sharma fails, I’m happy.
If the world is against Chetan Sharma, I am the world.
If Chetan Sharma has 7 billion fans, I am none of them.
If Chetan Sharma has no haters, its because I no longer exist.

— MSD7×SI41 (@subasri_41) November 18, 2022