EXCLUSIVE | ‘Not the BCCI, not the selectors, the onus is on players’ – Former chief selector Sunil Joshi on playing domestic cricket – Times of India
Former India spinner Sunil Joshi. (Image: X) 1998, Mohali. First Test against New Zealand. India crashed to 83 on a fresh deck. The batters made amends in the second innings. Centuries by Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar led the way en route 505/3 declared. The Kiwis were left to save the game, which they did. The match ended in a draw. The next fixture was a tour game between the Kiwis and the then Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka. Dravid, Anil Kumble and Sunil Joshi packed their bags to join their state-mates. They were not required to, but chose to, believing there's no better way to stay in game-mode ahead of the second Test.Karnataka beat the New Zealanders by seven wickets. The trio returned to Kanpur, venue of the second Test, with a win under their belt, albeit in a tour game. It ...