BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma was caught in a controversy after he allegedly revealed classified selection matters during a sting operation by a news channel
BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma spoke about the use of fake fitness injections by team India players. Sharma alleged that a lot of players take injections to expedite their return to competitive cricket despite being 80-85% fit
Chetan Sharma said that he didn't agree over Jasprit Bumrah's return from a stress fracture for T20I series against Australia in Sept 2022. "He was not even able to bow down," said the chief selector
Chetan Sharma revealed that players often call up doctors to get injected. "The players are big superstars. They can have doctors come to their house after making a phone call and he will give them an injection," said Sharma
Chetan Sharma said that Virat Kohli felt that he lost his T20I captaincy because of former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Sharma said that Ganguly did ask Kohli to reconsider his decision to vacate the role of T20I captain but he did not listen
Chetan Sharma said Hardik Pandya would take over as captain in the long run and Rohit Sharma would no longer be a part of the T20I setup. "Pandya is the future of India. He's the most humble cricketer," said the BCCI official
Chetan Sharma said that players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya call him regularly and visit his residence in order to get in his good books
Chetan Sharma claimed that he brought in the best talent on board, including Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda and Shubman Gill
Chetan Sharma claimed that though there is no favouritism in the team selection process, the captains tend to have their own preferred group of players
The matter is currently being investigated by BCCI, a senior BCCI official told PTI. The official said that it will be BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s call as to ‘what will be Chetan's future’