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NEW DELHI: Early on Wednesday morning when the Indian cricket board ( BCCI ) announced that Parthiv Patel would be donning the gloves in the Mohali Test, social media pundits went berserk debating if selectors could have done better and given a young turk like Rishabh Pant an opportunity instead.The same happened when Hardik Pandya's name was written in the Test squad. Jayant Yadav, too, had not set the first-class world on fire before getting into the team.However, all of these selections - including Mandeep Singh Kedar Jadhav in the ODI team - have followed a system. It has been a year and a half since Rahul Dravid was appointed India 'A' and India Under-19 coach and became chief caretaker of Indian cricket's supply lines. The results are now starting to show."No one can jump the queue now," said Saba Karim, a member of the last selection committee. "There is a stable system in place now and with Dravid coming in last year, the system has gained more credibility," Karim told TOI on Wednesday."The basic idea is to have filter in the supply line. There is Anil (Kumble) and Dravid now to look after the bench strength," the former India wicketkeeper said. "A lot of focus is now put on India 'A' teams and tours. The bench strength had to be developed. What we are seeing is the result of the process."Karim's views have already been substantiated by incumbent chairman of selectors MSK Prasad when he claimed that Pandya's transformation as a cricketer has a lot to do with Dravid's influence during the 'A' team's tour Down Under a few months ago. Jayant's evolution, too, is a reflection of the process.The trend of throwing teenagers into the deep end seems to have been discarded. Ironically, Parthiv found himself behind the stumps in a Test match at 17, with no experience of first-class cricket. "At that time, there were not enough resources. The bench strength lacked depth. The system is far more stable now," said, Karim adding that some young prodigies, showered by adulation from the media, too realize and respect the system. "Be it a Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson or a Rishabh Pant, they all know they have to score heavily in domestic cricket and then graduate."Former India stumper Deep Dasgupta said, "Back in the day, there would be people in honorary posts who would throw up names. Now you have the services of Dravid, Kumble, a proactive selection committee and you have camps for batsmen, spinners and wicketkeepers at NCA now. People need to be patient with raw talent. If a teenager is put in extreme conditions and he fails, it could dent his confidence big time. These days selection is not done by just seeing the runs and wickets. Pant is definitely one for the future and everyone in the cricket fraternity knows that. But there's no need to rush him."There was also this growing apprehension of IPL being the big determinant of a place in the Indian team. With Dravid working on a young, abrasive crop of cricketers, the focus is gradually shifting taller scores in the Ranji Trophy arena. The big run-getters this season - Pant, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan - have all had at least one innings in excess of 250."During my days under Rahul sir at Rajasthan Royals , he kept talking to me about playing big innings in first-class cricket," Hooda had said after scoring a dominating 293 against Punjab. Pant, before travelling for the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, had told TOI: "Rahul sir tells us that this U-19 World Cup is part of our journey to become India players. Yes, it is prestigious but it is only a stepping stone to make the senior India side. IPL and everything else will follow."Every selection can be debated. For now, one has to go with the process set by India's most reliable No.3 ever.