India, Feb. 26 -- Mumbai's failure to defend their Ranji Trophy title has sparked criticism from chief selector Sanjay Patil, who has questioned the commitment of international stars drafted into the domestic circuit. Following Mumbai's semifinal exit, Patil urged the BCCI and the national selection panel to closely monitor how top-level players approach domestic matches when mandated to play.

"Firstly, I congratulate Ajit Agarkar (chief national selector), Jay Shah (former BCCI secretary) and all the BCCI authorities who forced all the big cricketers to represent their respective state teams. Every cricketer owes most of his achievements to his own state," Patil told Sportstar.

However, he did not hold back in his assessment of the ret...