Former Australian women’s cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has lambasted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for ignoring Indian Women star Veda Krishnamurthy in the recently announced Test, ODI and T20I squad for the much-awaited England tour.

On Friday, the Indian cricket board released the squad details of the India Women cricket team concerning their upcoming international project in the English summer, starting June 16. The Indian team will play one Test,? three ODIs and as? many T20Is.

Speaking about Veda’s absence from the outfit, Sthalekar said that the BCCI did not check on Veda after the twin calamities in her family. A few days ago, the talented middle-order batter lost her elder sister Vatsala Shivakumar to COVID-19, two weeks after her mother passe??d away from the deadly virus.

The ICC Hall of Famer said the associations should think about players ra??ther than solely paying attention to the game.

“Whilst not selecting Veda for the upcoming series may be justified from their point of view, what angers me the most is that as a contracted player, she has not received any communication from BCCI, just even to check how she is coping. A true association should deeply care about the players that play the game… not focus solely on just the game at any cost. So disappointed,” Sthalekar wrote on her Twitter handle.

The Aussie reckoned the time has come in Indian women cricket to form a players’ association.

“As a past player, the ACA (Australian Cricketers” Association) have reached out daily to see how we are and provided all kinds of services. If there was a need for a player association in (India) surely it is now,” she added.

“The stress, anxiety, fear and grief that many players have experienced through this pandemic will take its toll on them as individuals and inadvertently affect the game,” concluded Sthalekar.

There is still time to fix this!! pic.twitter.com/LT3hApMioJ

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) May 15, 2021

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Indian women cricketer, Veda Krishnamurthy, lost her sister on Wednesday night, two weeks after losin??g her mother.

The 45-year-old Vatsala Shivakumar last breathed in a hosp??ital in Chikmagalur after ??testing positive for the dreaded coronavirus later in April.

Krishnamurthy, Indian all-rounder who ha??d represented the nation in 48 ODIs and 76 T20Is, has been helping others through social media by amplifying their requests for aids, tested negative for the virus.

On 24 April, Krishnamurthy had tweeted about the demise of her mother, Cheluvamaba Devi, while informing that ??her sister was also battling? for life.

“Appreciate all the messages I have received about the loss of my Amma. As you can imagine my family is lost without her. We now pray for my sister. I have tested negative & appreciate if you can respect our privacy. My thoughts & prayers go out to those going through the same!” Veda had tweeted.

Appreciate all the messages I have received about the loss of my Amma. As you can imagine my family is lost without her. We now pray for my sister. I have tested negative & appreciate if you can respect our privacy. My ??thoughts & prayers go out to those going through the same!!

— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08) April 24, 2021

On Thursday, the 28-year-old informed fans via ?Twitter about the sad departure of her sister.

“It is with great sadness that last night my family had to say goodbye to my Akka, my family, my world has been rocked to its core.
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