Lisa Sthalekar slams BCCI for poor communication with Veda Krishnamurthy
Updated On: 16 May, 2021 07:59 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
On expected lines, she was not included in the Indian Test and ODI team for next month`s tour of the United Kingdom, but ICC Hall of Famer Sthalekar was not convinced with the BCCI`s handling of the whole episode.
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Veda Krishnamurthy and Lisa Sthalekar
Former Australian women`s team captain Lisa Sthalekar has claimed that the BCCI neither checked on Veda Krishnamurthy after the twin tragedies in her family nor communicated to the bereaved India cricketer its decision to not consider her for the upcoming tour of England. Earlier this month, the flamboyant middle-order India batter lost her elder sister Vatsala Shivakumar to COVID-19, two weeks after her mother succumbed to the dreaded virus. On expected lines, she was not included in the Indian Test and ODI team for next month`s tour of the United Kingdom, but ICC Hall of Famer Sthalekar was not convinced with the BCCI`s handling of the whole episode.
"Whilst not selecting Veda for the upcoming series may be justified from their point of view, what angers me the most is that as a contracted player she has not received any communication from BCCI, just to even check how she is coping," Sthalekar said in a note on her Twitter handle. She added, "A true association should deeply care about the players that play the game... not focus solely on just the game at any cost. So disappointed." Bengal`s wicketkeeper-batsman Shreevats Goswami, who has also had stints in the Indian Premier League (IPL) besides representing the country in the U-19 level, backed Sthalekar. The 28-year-old Bengaluru-based Veda recently paid an emotional tribute to her sister and mother, who succumbed to the virus in a span of two weeks. The all-rounder, who has been helping others through her social media by amplifying their requests for aid, has represented India in 48 ODIs and 76 T20s. Sthalekar, the first player to achieve the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in women`s One-Day Internationals, felt the time has come for a player` association for the Indian women`s team.
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