Chairman of Indian Cricket Selection Committee regrets smoking

"I should not have smoked on television during a press interaction on the eve of the Pakistan tour during my stint as the captain of Indian team," said Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Chairman of Indian Cricket Selection Committee.

In a widely-read interview, the former cricketer described this act as his "biggest regret". 

This admission of regret is a great turnaround, coming from someone who was quoted as saying, "My best moment was when I smoked in the Lords' balcony".

Known for his entertaining, innovative and explosive batting style, Srikkanth played 43 Tests for India scoring 2,062 runs. He represented the country in 146 One Day Internationals, notching up a total of 4,091 runs. 

Let us hope that his public denunciation of smoking will cascade down to his countless fans across the world and help spread the message of abstinence from smoking for better health. 

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