DILIP Vengsarkar insisted last evening that he has relinquished his post as chairman of the Mumbai selection panel as a matter of principle amidst talk in the fraternity of him being disappointed at not getting an opportunity to represent the Mumbai Cricket Association at the BCCI's Annual General Meeting held over the weekend. Whether Vengsarkar is hurt or no, it is a fact that the media quoted the MCA as saying that Vengsarkar will represent the association at the meeting only to clarify the next day that he will do so only if Sharad Pawar is unavailable. Leaving cynicism aside, Vengsarkar not wanting to be Mumbai selector is understandable because his term was extended when he became chief of India selectors. Now that he doesn't hold that position, it is only right for him to feel that a new selector be appointed as he mentioned in his letter to the MCA yesterday.Former Mumbai captain Shishir Hattangadi, who was recently inducted in the committee said that Vengsarkar not being there on the committee was sad from a state cricket point of view but expressed confidence that his erstwhile captain would be there for the committee with his inputs. "Dilip has vast experience and would surely be needed by us. Just look at the stature of the man and his experience," said Hattangadi, who was looking forward to sit on the same committee as the former batting great."I would like to thank the MCA Managing Committee as well as the Cricket Improvement Committee for all the support they had extended during my tenure. "Mumbai cricket is as healthy as ever and I am sure by the grace of God will remain so for many years to come," Vengsarkar is believed to have said in his communication with the MCA where he is one of the two vice-presidents.
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