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Former Australian cricketer Steve Waugh has made a startling comment on the Indian talismanic batting duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, that no one is bigger than the game of cricket, adding that no player is irreplaceable.
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Speaking exclusively to the senior journalist Vimal Kumar, Waugh asserted that players can’t dictate the game, emphasizing that at the end of the day, it’s up to the chairman of selectors to make the final call.
"The players have to take some responsibility and realise that the game is bigger than the individual. You can't put yourself above the game. You’ve got to realise that the game moves on and someone else will take your place. You’re not irreplaceable. So I think the players can't dictate the game. At the end of the day, the chairman of selectors has got to make a call for the better," Waugh told senior journalist Vimal Kumar.
Rohit and Kohli made their comeback in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia Down Under. While Rohit smacked a 74-run knock in the second ODI, he scored an unbeaten 121-run knock in the third ODI, winning the player of the match and series awards.
Furthermore, the former Aussie also made it clear to the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar that he can’t be too close to the players, adding that it’s important to have some distance with them because sometimes he has got to make tough calls.
"You’ve got to be open and honest with the players as chairman of selectors. You need to have input. I don’t think you can afford to be too close to the players. You got to have some distance because sometimes you have got to make a tough call. Every chairman is different in the way they go about it. I hope Ajit Agarkar has a good relationship with the players, but he's got to have some distance as well. Communication with experienced players is very important - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma – what are you thinking? At the end of the day, the chairman of selectors has got to make a call," he added.
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