Did you take the chance to ask Chandu Borde, the chairman of India's selectors, a question about the team or his own career? Here's the first batch, with Chandu's answers. There will be another one next week, on the first day of the Lord's Test, so if you want to send a question send it now to ask@wisden.com The World Cup is just around the corner, and if Rahul Dravid gets injured keeping wicket it would badly affect India's chances. Why aren't you giving a chance in the one-day team to a young keeper like Parthiv Patel? says Sriddharth from Nepal

Dravid was only asked to keep wicket for the one-day series. He won't keep in the Tests, unless maybe the regular keeper gets injured during the match. Parthiv Patel is in England now with the Test team, and he may get his chance.

Do you guys have the guts to take a bold decision like choosing Sourav Ganguly as captain for the one-dayers only, and picking Sachin Tendulkar as Test captain? And then, of course, not selecting Ganguly for the Tests? asks Lakhvir Singh

Well,Ganguly led the team very well in the recent one-day series in England, especially in the final at Lord's. Meanwhile Tendulkar has said that he does not want to captain, so the question does not really arise.

Why do the selectors think that Yuvraj Singh is only good for one-day cricket, and not for Tests? Also, do the selectors think that winning the World Cup is more important than winning an away Test series? No-one (not even the captain or Tendulkar) should take their places for granted. I think Indian players need a sword hanging over their head to perform. And I think Yuvraj has good technique to face the fast bowlers - I am not so sure about some of the other senior players! says Sarma

Yuvraj Singh is an excellent one-day player. He is improving, and the selectors have certainly not closed the door on him as far as Test matches are concerned. As far as the second part of your question is concerned, we all think that winning the Test-match series is just as important as doing well in the one-dayers. Some of the youngsters are doing well, and I'm sure the senior players are not taking their places for granted.

Who would be your choice for the Indian Cricketer of the Century, and why? asks James Robertson

Picking a cricketer of the century is extremely difficult. All those whose names were nominated are great players. But since I played with Vijay Hazare, and watched him very closely, I feel he deserves the accolade.

Don't you think that the Indian captain should be a permanent member of the selection committee, as he has to get results with the team he leads out on the fields? asks Khushrav

The captain is always present at every selection meeting, and his views are considered during selecting the team. So you might say he is already a member of the panel.

What was your most memorable Test innings? asks Sanjay from Delhi

That's a difficult one. I made five Test centuries, but my most memorable innings might surprise you – it only amounted to 30 not out. But it was crucial, because we were on the brink of defeat against Australia at Bombay in October 1964. We were chasing 254, and were 122 for 6 at one point. But Tiger Pataudi made 53 and Vijay Manjrekar 39, and I was still there at the end when we clinched a two-wicket victory. I think that was the most crucial contribution of my long Test career.

Why have India produced so few genuine fast bowlers? Pakistan have the same wickets and weather conditions as India, but have an assembly line of fast bowlers. Financially Indian cricket is one of the strongest in the world, so how come they have a problem producing fast bowlers? asks Akshaya Bhatt

In Indian cricket the pitches were traditionally prepared to benefit spin bowlers. Therefore over the years India produced great spin bowlers like Bedi, Prasanna and Chandrasekhar, and they did well. But now, the wickets are being prepared to encourage fast bowlers, and I am confident that India will produce more fast bowlers in the years to come, to rival the likes of Ramakant Desai, Kapil Dev and Javagal Srinath from the past.

Who are the fast bowlers in the pipeline? I noticed Amit Mishra, L Balaji, Rakesh Patel and Irfan Pathan travelling with the India A teams. Of those four, which do you think is mature enough to enter the big league? asks Vishnu from California

All four of those bowlers are capable of entering the big league – they have the requisite talent to do well.

Now that players are going to be offered performance-related contracts do you think it's time the selectors were also compensated based on the performance of the teams they pick? Secondly, India has the worst opening pair in Test cricket at the moment – we lost the West Indies series because we were invariably 20 for 2 after 10 overs, and there was no alternative opening option when SS Das was struggling. What happened to S Ramesh? asks K Punter

In India the selectors are appointed on an honorary basis, and no remuneration or fees are paid to them. As far as our opening batsmen are concerned, they are developing very well, and we are confident of their better performance. Ramesh unfortunately had a lean season, which is why he has not been considered recently. However, we have certainly not closed the doors on him.

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