'Vengsarkar commented at wrong time'

CHANDIGARH: Indian team's cricket manager Lalchand Rajput on Sunday reacted to chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar's warning to senior players, saying the outburst was unwarranted in the middle of a series.
    
Vengsarkar, in an apparent dig at the senior players who have failed to impress in the series so far, told a Mumbai-based daily that young players were waiting for their chance in the Indian team and "nobody can take their place for granted".
    
Rajput said such comments could affect the mindset of players when they had crucial matches ahead of them.
    
"I think it was a wrong statement during the series because it really affects players and I am sure he knows about it. This is not done during a series," the cricket manager said on the eve of the fourth ODI here.
    
Rajput, however, said the players were focusing on their game and not thinking about Vengsarkar's comments.
    
"But we have not thinking about that. We are just focusing on our game and have concentrated on the series game by game," he said.
    
India is trailing 0-2 in the seven-match series after the first match was washed out due to rains in Bangalore.