New Delhi: Securing a spot in the Indian cricket team is challenging but retaining it is even more difficult. With cricket being the countrys most popular sport there is a vast pool of talent which often leads to players feeling overlooked due to limited opportunities. This was the case for Manoj Tiwary. Despite averaging an impressive 99.50 in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy he had to wait a long time for his international debut because of injury. When he finally made his debut in 2008 it wasnt a memorable one. Though he scored his first ODI century against West Indies in Chennai in 2011 he found himself sidelined for months after that match. MS Dhoni was the captain of the side then. He was the captain. Team India runs according to the planning of the skipper. In state teams things are different but in Team India its all about the captain. If you see during Kapil Devs time it was he who ran the show during Sunil Gavaskars tenure it was his call same was during Mohammad Azharuddins tenure. After that Dada and so on. This will go on unless a strict administrator comes and makes a set rule Manoj Tiwary told Lallantop. You see Ajit Agarkar (current BCCI chief selector) and you feel he can take strong decisions. He can disagree with the coach. As far as me being dropped for 14 matches after scoring a century if a player is dropped after scoring a century obviously I want to know the answer. After century I was praised but post that I did not have any inkling. At that time youngsters used to feel afraid including me. If you ask something who knows what way it could have been taken. Career is on the line. The players who were in the team then were Virat Kohli Suresh Raina Rohit Sharma. After that the Tour which took place they were not making runs. And here I was even after making a century and winning Player of the Match could not find a place in playing XI. I was dropped for 14 matches which took place in a space of six months. At that time the dropped player did not get enough practice. I wanted to retire but due to family responsibility could not. Manoj Tiwary captained Bengal for an extended period and also served as the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports.