In the interview to TV9 Telugu, Rayudu also asserted that he also did not like the methods of the former chief selector when he played under him for Andhra Pradesh. Rayudu, who recently retired after winning the IPL 2023 trophy with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), hinted that his World Cup 2019 snub could be because of the same reason.
As expected Prasad did not take much time and cleared the air over his relationship with Rayudu. The former India wicket-keeper batter said that ‘small’ differences of opinions are common but that doesn’t mean that one would avenge the same on a stage as big as the selection of Indian cricket team.
Prasad added that the selection panel consists of four more members and the captain of the team also has a huge say. Notably, Virat Kohli was the captain when Rayudu was snubbed on the final moment and Vijay Shankar was picked ahead of him.
“All of us know that the selection committee has got five selectors and the captain sitting in the selection committee. Will any single person’s decision be taken or is it a consensus or is it an entire collective decision that would be taken? If an individual can take a decision then you don’t require five selectors,” MSK Prasad told Times Now.
“So any decision that is taken only happens with the consensus of the entire selection committee. So it is a collective decision. Not an individual decision. I may propose something but somebody else has to accept it. No individual decision will prevail in a committee”, he further added.
“In a team, a small difference can happen during a long cricketing season. There can be a difference of opinion between brothers also. But that cannot be the reason to carry such small differences here and there to such a big platform like the Indian cricket team’s selection. Rayudu got selected for the Indian Team for all the previous international games prior to the World Cup,” Prasad said while referring to Rayudu’s comment on his Andhra captaincy.
“When one doesn’t have differences for those matches then how come any difference will come for World Cup selections? I want to clear the air that the selection process is a complete collective decision but it will never be an individual opinion or decision”, he further added.
Rayudu played 55 ODI matches and scored 1694 runs at an average of 47.05. The 37-year-old also featured in six T20I matches for India.
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