Selectors unhappy, more India-WI matches to be moved? and more - Cricket News Today, 9th October 2018

Even though India and West Indies are currently involved in a Test series, all the headlines seem to be coming from off the field. And not all of them bode well for the future of Indian cricket.

First, there was the report that the selectors weren't happy with MS Dhoni being given captaincy during the Asia Cup 2018 and then there is a continuing saga between the BCCI and the state associations over the issue of complimentary tickets, which doesn't look like it is going away anytime soon.

Here are all of today's important developments from the cricket world.

Selectors unhappy with Dhoni's surprise return to captaincy

The decision to make MS Dhoni captain for the game against Afghanistan during the Asia Cup 2018 hasn't gone down well with the national selectors. On 199 ODIs as captain of India, the wicketkeeper got to 200 in the dead-rubber against Afghanistan with captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan both rested for the fixture.

Five changes were made for the game against Afghanistan which ended in a tie, including the decision to rest both the captain and vice-captain. That meant that Dhoni captained for the first time in 696 days and also became the oldest captain to lead India in ODIs, the move hasn't gone down too well with everyone.

"The selectors are not pleased that wholesale changes were rung in for the match and both stand-in captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Shikhar Dhawan sat out with MS Dhoni forced to be captain again, out of nowhere," a BCCI source told India Today.

Will India-WI matches be affected?

It all began when the second ODI between India and West Indies was moved out of Indore due to the issue of complimentary passes. Now the TNCA and MCA have objected to the policy of complimentary passes with neither side looking like they will back down and more matches could be shifted.

However, Vinod Rai assured that there won't be any disruption to the ODI and T20I leg of the series against Windies, which immediately follow the ongoing Test series.

“We’ve no doubt about the policy. Whether or not any association is able to stage the games, the schedule won’t be disrupted. The matches will be held as per the plan. We’ve back-up plans ready. Our professional team of Rahul Johri, Hemang Amin and Saba Karim are working towards this,” Rai told Mumbai Mirror.

TNCA will have a meeting on Wednesday to decide whether they should be staging the T20I on November 11 while the Mumbai Cricket Association are also set to take a call on whether to host the fourth ODI once an adhoc committee is formed.

Syed Kirmani's advice for Pant

Pant has seemingly taken over as the No.1 keeper in the Test side

Former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani believes that Rishabh Pant needs to establish himself as a good keeper against spin and also has a word of advice for the youngster trying to establish himself as the No.1 keeper in the Test side.

Kirmani believes that a keeper's ability is judged while keeping to spinners. Speaking to Times Now, he said: “He has to be on his toes before the bowler takes a turn, sitting crouching down. These are the basics. He has to be crouching down, he has to wait till the ball pitches and then react. After that, he has to move according to the swing, bounce. Wicketkeeper’s ability is judged only when he is standing up to spinners.

Anyone can keep against the Pacers since you have a lot of time to move and anticipate. You have a fraction of a second out there for these three-four coordinates to synchronize for a good collection in the form of stumping or a catch”.