The expectations rose when BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel invited the waiting print and electronic media persons, standing just outside the Board's headquarters, inside for a proper press conference without prior notice.
But Patil, sitting alongside Patel, did not take any question from the media after the latter announced the squads for the World Cup and the ODI triangular series that will precede it in Australia.
It was Patel who answered questions and provided clarifications about injuries sustained by Ravindra Jadeja and Sharma, much to the chagrin of the media persons who wondered why at all did Patil, a member of the 1983 World Cup winning squad led by Kapil Dev, was there during the announcement.
The BCCI clamped down on the chief selector addressing the media after Patil's predecessor Krishnamachari Srikkanth once had harsh words to say to a scribe who pestered him with questions on Virender Sehwag's inclusion.
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