Krish Srikkanth ahead of the T20 World Cup predicted that the Indian team will win the cup for the second time, says a report in The Times of India.
"This team has the potential to win the T20 World Cup. I am pretty confident. The positive energy and prayers of the one billion Indian people will come strongly again like in the 2011 World Cup to give energy to the Indian cricketers to help them win. I would be chairman when the tournament starts but would be ex-chairman when India win,” Srikkanth said.
Srikkanth under whose tenure India won the 2011 World Cup said, “The Indian team played brilliantly and we could win the World Cup which, I would say, was the high point of this particular selection committee... in the sense that we could win the World Cup after 28 years.”
"For me personally it was a little bit more of a satisfaction because I was part of the (1983) World Cup winning team and I am chairman of the selection committee which picked the 2011 team,” he added.
Meanwhile, The Hindu reports Krish Srikkanth appreciating his co-selectors.
“I thank my co-selectors in the first three years Raja Venkat, Surendra Bhave, Narendra Hirwani and Yashpal Sharma for their great cooperation. I also had the opportunity this year of having alongside a great cricketer like Jimmy Amarnath whose inputs have been valuable. I also thank Mr. N. Srinivasan, former secretary and now BCCI president and also the BCCI.
It was a challenging task and a great experience,” he said.
