India’s 408-run loss to South Africa marks the heaviest Test defeat in its history, exposing deep flaws in selection and coaching. Constant chopping, favoritism, and neglect of proven performers have pushed the team into crisis. The humiliating whitewash has intensified calls for major leadership and structural changes.
Sarfaraz Khan, India’s most consistent domestic run-scorer, remains ignored despite 863 Ranji runs last season, a Test century, and remarkable fitness transformation. His exclusion from the India A squad for South Africa exposes BCCI’s continued selection bias and raises serious questions about meritocracy in Indian cricket
The Sports Governance Bill 2025’s original draft brought all sports bodies under RTI, including BCCI. A last-minute change limits RTI to those taking government funds, exempting BCCI. Critics say this undermines transparency, defies court recommendations, and shields cricket’s powerful private body from public scrutiny despite its national role
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