Rohit and Agarkar differ in views on BCCI’s SOPs for nationwide gamers

Rohit and Agarkar through the press convention in Mumbai.
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Captain Rohit Sharma and choice committee chairman Ajit Agarkar had contradictory reactions to the current circulation of modified customary working procedures (SOPs) for India cricketers which have surfaced within the aftermath of India’s disappointing season of Take a look at cricket.

In a two-page doc shared with cricketers final week, accessed by The Hindu, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) had put out varied curbs, together with restricted keep of gamers’ households on lengthy excursions and disallowing private workers of gamers together with the squad.

Whereas Rohit snapped at a journalist when requested in regards to the new coverage, Agarkar defined the rationale behind it.

“Who instructed you about these guidelines? Has it come from the official deal with of (the) BCCI? Did it come formally?” Rohit requested.

The ten-point doc states that non-adherence of the brand new guidelines might result in sanctions, together with ban from competing within the Indian Premier League. Nonetheless, Agarkar pressured the principles are primarily geared toward sustaining group unity.

“Each group has some guidelines in place. We now have spoken about varied issues over the previous couple of months, the place we will enhance as a group and get a bit nearer as a group. We now have seen in the previous couple of months the necessity for some adjustments, extra bonding within the group. It’s not a faculty, it’s not a punishment. It’s simply you’ve gotten some guidelines and when you’re taking part in for the nationwide group, you simply observe the principles. These are mature people. They’re superstars in their very own proper in worldwide sport. They know learn how to deal with themselves,” Agarkar mentioned.

“However on the finish of the day, you’re finally representing your nation and there are particular issues that you just inherently observe as each group does. Plenty of them have been in place, perhaps we’ve spoken about it now and it has been put out however quite a lot of them have been in place in any case. You retain on refining it as you go alongside, finally what fits the group, you need to attempt to do this.”