Board of Control for Cricket India secretary Niranjan Shah has suggested that the sooner the selectors implement the rotation policy, the better.
His statement was in response to Sachin Tendulkar's lament in the media that Indian cricketers play so much cricket round the year that they hardly have time for their families.
"Whatever Sachin Tendulkar has said is his personal opinion. Compared to many other countries, we hardly play international cricket of about 100 days a year, which comes to around 13 Tests and 35 ODIs. I think this is fair enough for a professional cricketer. It is India's turn now to tour Down Under as per the bilateral understanding between the BCCI and Cricket Australia," said Shah.
"I am sure the rotation policy for playing and resting players will solve all the problems. An experienced and in-form player like Yuvraj Singh, too, has to sit out sometimes. But the rotation policy is very much there. It is up to the selectors to implement it as soon as possible."
Asked why no selectors are going to Australia, Shah replied: "The first-class season in India is in full swing now. So we want the national selectors to see as many matches as they can and keep an eye on the key performers. And it is also our policy not to send selectors on a foreign tour except on rare occasions when there are some unavoidable circumstances."
Shah sounded a bit defensive, though, when asked why representatives from 27 associations affiliated to the BCCI would go Down Under during the ongoing India-Australia series.
"What is wrong in these officials touring Australia? After all, Australia is the best cricket place in terms of infrastructure and facilities. The Australian cricket team is also the top side in the world. So we want these officials to look at the infrastructure and other things in Australia and then plan something to improve cricketing facilities at their respective domestic headquarters.
"You could call it a study tour of sorts for them. In the past, too, officials have gone to Pakistan and other countries for a similar purpose," he remarked.
