Is Anil Kumble unfairly delaying the Test entry for Piyush Chawla and Amit Mishra? © Getty Images

Makarand Waingankar asks in the Mumbai Mirror:

[Anil] Kumble was a member of the Indian team when Javagal Srinath was made to delay his international debut as the selectors were keen to let Kapil Dev break Richard Hadlee’s record. For three years Srinath was in the reserves. Surely, Kumble must have witnessed that turmoil of a fellow player, up-close. Would he want in-form leggie Amit Mishra and Piyush Chawla to suffer the same fate?

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By agreeing to the request of Sourav Ganguly to let him play the entire series the selectors have set a bad precedent and have indirectly assured all the seniors that they too will be given a long rope to decide their fate. For this service to the nation, each selector is paid Rs. 25 lakh!