Consistent performers ignored for fitness camp, allege MCA Apex Council members

The 45 players shortlisted by the senior selection committee headed by Salil Ankola for a fitness camp has prompted some Apex Council members of the Mumbai Cricket Association MCA to highlight performances of those cricketers who could not make the cutKaushik Godbole in an email to secretaries Sanjay Naik and Shah Alam Shaikh brought up performances of five players Sumit Ghadigaonkar Sagar Mishra Umesh Gujar Yash Chavan and Musheer Khan who have been consistent performers in local cricket for the last few seasons but have missed the busGodbole wrote I want to highlight few players who have been performing regularly in local cricket but are not part of the special camp listLast time when the probable list for Vijay Hazare Trophy 50 overs tournament where Mumbai emerged champion and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 was selected by the earlier selection committee one of the Apex members called for a special Apex meeting to discuss gaps in the selected probables list as notable performances were omittedHowever the same has been the case of the current selection committee where the following performing players are been omitted againThe MCA secretaries however informed the Apex Council members that emails received from Apex Council members have been shared with the Senior Selection Committee for their considerationAlso Read Sandeep Patil Never imagined our fittest mate will leave us like thisGodbole highlighted the performances of each of the five playersGhadigaonkar Two centuries and a fifty in three Police Shield 45 overs matches two centuries for RBI office club and top rungetter in an office cricket tournament in 201920 strike rate of 160 batting in the lower order for Triumph Knights in Mumbai T20 tournamentMishra He is eligible for selection as he has completed his coolingoff period His performances for the 202021 season are as follows Police Shield 166 runs and seven wickets in three matches Talim Shield T20 140 runs in three matches third highest rungetter at a strike rate of 185 Comrade Shield 45 overs 104 runs and three wickets in a matchGujar Talim Shield T20 170 runs at the strike rate of over 150 He also helped his team reach the final with a matchwinning 77run knock in the semifinal against a fullstrength DY Patil SA team Kale Cup T20 Two halfcenturiesChavan 201920 Dr HD Kanga Cricket League 228 runs and 41 wickets 202021 Police Shield 143 runs and seven wickets in three matches Kale Cup T20 118 runs and four wickets in three matchesMusheer Man of the tournament in Police Shield and top performer in Salarjung ShieldFollowing Godboles email other Apex Council members Ajinkya Naik and former MCA secretary Dr Unmesh Khanvilkar too wrote to the secretaries in support of the inclusion of cricketers who have been consistently performing in local tournaments for the fitness campMeanwhile another Apex Council member Amit Dani former Mumbai Ranji Trophy player expressed his displeasure over his colleagues shooting emails to the secretaries with names of players who missed out on the fitness campAnkola however clarified that the players shortlisted are for the fitness camp and its not a probables list for the forthcoming domestic seasonThe former India pacer assured that all deserving players will get their due We will be seeing and adding additional names once the domestic matches start and the performances will be definitely taken into account and due respect given to their performances All the list of performances were given to all the selectors before the meeting for selection of players for training and fitness camp and we have selected them on basis of that and selected all whom we felt best Ankola said in his email to the MCA secretaries and Apex Council membersAnkola also urged to let the selectors continue their work without any hindrance just like last seasonAlso Read Balvinder Sandhu We will keep a seat vacant when we watch 83 WC win film