MUMBAI, Dec 14: Former South African captain Clive Rice suspects ‘foul play’ in selection of the Test team for the series against India.

“I cannot believe that Quinton De Kock is left out of the Test side after scoring three consecutive hundreds against India,” Rice posted the message on a social net working website. “Are the officials involved with bookmakers because I am sure they would have got good odds with this selection.”

Interestingly, earlier this year, Rice came in the open saying former South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje’s death was not accidental.

Speaking exclusively from Cape Town, Rice emphasised: “My views expressed on the networking site remain same. I don’t need to elaborate more. This is like our politicians thinking we are stupid. We are not and do not accept it. Andrew Hudson’s pathetic excuse in his radio interview for the selection was more than unacceptable.”