Enjoying a sensational party thrown by himself at Istanbul on the eve of the Formula-1 Istanbul grand Prix, Vijay Mallya has slammed Rahul Dravid and Charu Sharma in no uncertain terms in a interview to the Economic Times.


"My biggest mistake was to trust Rahul Dravid and Charu Sharma for team selection"

"I had my own set of players to choose but in cricket sadly you have to go by what the captain wants. It was only later that when i talked to friends that they told me that the team more looks like a Test XI than a T20 team. Rahul said that a Test team can perform in any environment"

On Charu Sharma, Mallya said that this was as much a corporate event as it was sports and he expected Charu to understand the reasons for his being sacked.

Mallya didn't give any clear indication about the future of the Royal Challengers but said that there would be changes in the future.

The economic times will be carrying the full interview tomorrow.