feels the England tour was a "bad dream" and it is time for Indian cricket to move on. "I'm thankful to the BCCI for extending our contract and placing faith in this committee.
Whatever has happened in the past is a bad dream and now we have to look at the future and ensure that we do well from here," Srikkanth told TOI on Tuesday.
The next target is to ensure that the selectors pick a team which does well in Australia later this year. "Australia is the next target. We have a couple of home series before that and from those matches we'll try and pick the best possible combination for Australia. We have to make up for the loss in England," he said.
Srikkanth believes that India has enough firepower to become the best team in the world. "In the last three years of my tenure, this was the worst performance by the Indian team. It happens and we have to be patient with the team. We have to take corrective measures to ensure that things fall in place. You can't forget all the good things that happened before the England series.
"We won the World Cup and our cricketers didn't get time to soak in the celebration. Prior to that, we have done well in different conditions. This is a testing time for Indian cricket and we need to try out different things to ensure that we are able to come back with a bang," the fomer Indian opening batsman said.
Srikkanth said he was delighted to have Mohinder Amarnath on board as the North Zone representative. "Jimmy is going to add a lot of value. We are delighted to have him around us. He comes across as someone who has plenty of cricket experience and that will help us in selection matters."
He also admitted that in the Test loss in England was due to bad form of the batsmen and the spate of injuries. "England was clearly the best side and we were outplayed in every department of the game. We had several fitness issues as well that compounded our problem."
However, the ODI series loss by a 3-0 margin doesn't reflect the actual performance of the team. "In my opinion, the youngsters fought well in the series. All the matches were affected by rain and the Duckworth Lewis Method. Plus there were a few injuries as well. What can someone do if Rohit Sharma breaks his finger off the very first ball he faces? You can't really control injuries," Srikkanth said, adding: "Now we have to move on and the next big challenge is to play to our full strength against England at home."
Given the frequency of injuries, the committee had a harrowing team choosing replacements after almost every game. "It was very difficult. I don't remember any team facing such injury worries after every match of the series. It throws you completely off gear."
Srikkath also predicted that England would lose the top spot within two years. "The dynamics change with every series. You can't really say that the No.1 Test team England will remain in the top slot for two years. India did well to stay on top for a while. With every team eyeing top slot, the competition keeps getting tougher," he said.
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