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[Saba Sports News] India captain Rohit Sharma has rubbished recent media reports claiming he met with chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Rahul Dravid to discuss the T20 World Cup squad selection.
Speaking on the Club Prairie Fire podcast alongside Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist, Sharma clarified, “I haven’t met anyone. Ajit Agarkar is somewhere in Dubai playing golf and Rahul Dravid is actually watching his kids play in Bengaluru.”
He further shed light on Dravid’s recent visit to Mumbai, stating, “He [Dravid] was in Mumbai but he got him [the son] to play on a red-soil wicket at CCI. That’s about it.”
Sharma emphasized the need for reliable sources when it comes to team selection news. “We haven’t met, to be honest. I think in today’s day and age, unless you hear it from either myself or Rahul himself or Ajit himself or someone from BCCI coming and talking in front of the camera, everything is fake,” he concluded.
This statement comes amidst speculation surrounding the Indian team’s preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup scheduled for June in the USA and the Caribbean. The reports in question suggested a selection committee meeting where the focus was on finalizing the squad, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya emerging as a key player in the discussions.