Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of India’s test series in the West Indies. The decision was to be taken after a fitness test today. The decision has now been taken and it has been announced to the public.

Telegraph Calcutta reported some thing contrasting in the morning before the decision was made:

…a well-placed source informed he’s going to make the Test squad.

“Sachin will be in the West Indies for the four-Test series… That’s a certainty,” the gentleman told The Telegraph on Monday.

It is evident now that however well placed the source, it wasn’t that well placed to provide the leak. Such reporting means that a newspaper can claim next day we told you so if the decision goes along the lines of their well placed sources. If it does not, they can always explain - that is if they bother to explain.

Now I am not questioning Telegraph’s credibility here. I am questioning why such an item makes a newspaper even if we assume it is from well placed sources? Shouldn’t statements be quoted only if people are named? Else it only leads to speculation and can encourage creation of false news all across by every other sports media. Not on according to me despite the obvious selling potential of such news, regardless of whether real or fabricated.

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