“I think if they are supposed to come out, it’s better (that) we have live television in the room there. What happens, nobody should know apart from the eight guys who are sitting down.”

He added such leaks were detrimental for the game. “It would be good for Indian cricket if you quote that person,” he said.

Disagreements between captains and selectors are not uncommon but this is the first time such an incident has become public soon after a meeting raising a debate over what say a captain should have in picking his team.

RP Singh was part of the Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka tours but ended up making way for Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and Ishant Sharma in the playing XI. In two one-dayers against England this month, he gave away 74 runs for one wicket from nine overs. Irfan last played a Test in April and was dropped from the side after failing to impress in the ODIs in Sri Lanka. In the Ranji season so far, he has 12 wickets in two matches.