Some boys U-19, U-23 strike big and come out while trying to impress the IPL scouts: Dilip vengsarkar | Cricket news

Mumbai: Building strongly on the trend of certain players from India who, according to him, are more interested in playing in the IPL these days than for Mumbai, the former captain of India Dilip Vengsarkar asked Mumbai, the chief selector Sanjay Patil on Wednesday to choose only the players who were proud to play for Mumbai.“Last season, our first -rate strikers did not manage well. (Lower batteries) Shardul Thakur and Tanush Kotian saved us in almost all the games. I think there were some test players who were not interested in playing (for Mumbai). I said to Sanjay (Patil, Mumbai Selector Selector): in Mumbai.“ Those who are not interested, those who think that ‘I can probably play in the iPL’ ‘please, do not play for Mumbai’, said Vengsarkar, while speaking to all the Mumbai teams during the official launch of the Cricket season of the Mumbai Cricket Association 2025-26, at MCA Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy, BKC.On the occasion, the former captain of the female team of India Diana Edulji (MCA Cricket Women’s Advisor), the former stimulator of India Raju Kulkarni (Chairman of the Cricket Improvement Committee), the president of MCA Ajinkya Naik, all the coaches and selectors of the Mumbai teams and the members of the Apex Council.The veteran of 116 tests, who is currently the MCA cricket advisor, also criticized another trend he noticed – that strikers deliberately went in tournaments under 19 and under 23 to impress the scouts of IPL talents. “I saw that some of the players under 23 and under 19, when they see the scouts of the IPL talents in their games, they try to play big strokes and go out.

Vengsarkar urged young people to avoid social media while playing matches and “being proud” to play for Mumbai rather than worrying about IPL. “Everyone thinks that IPL is the only thing, the right platform to show your talent. You see, the important thing is that you play for Mumbai. You have to do well for Mumbai. Be proud to win matches for Mumbai. It’s very, very important. Keep social media, messages, phones apart for a while (during matches). Stay focused. Be passionate about your own performances and how you can win matches because when I was the selector, I used to see who would win the match from a difficult position. If we were, for example, 80 for five and you need 300 races. Who will win the match for me from there? This is precisely why I chose Virat Kohli when I was the chief selector of India, “he said.

“You have to try to win the semi-finals and the finals, the big games. You are all exceptional cricket players who have a brilliant future. You have to stay focused and passionate about the game, “concluded Vengsarkar in his speech.Meanwhile, the president of MCA, Ajinkya Naik, advised young Mumbai cricket players to be more faithful to their clubs. “Unfortunately, there is no longer any concept of loyalty to the club, unlike previous times. Players think they can only play for Mumbai if they represent clubs that belong to the best administrators or selectors of the local cricket. However, you cannot play for Mumbai for a long time with this approach. You can only play for Mumbai on the basis of your performance. This is the only criterion. There is no concept of friendship or favors here. You were all chosen for the different Mumbai teams according to your performance. Loyalty is important. You should be proud to play for your club and Mumbai and represent MCA, “said Naik.