"...these guidelines cannot be withdrawn. So Vengsarkar is free to take his decision," BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla told reporters amid reports that the chief selector was keen on putting in his papers.

Shukla said Vengsarkar had told BCCI if the guidelines issued by the board were not withdrawn then he would like to step down.

"Now the official position is those guidelines have been framed keeping in mind the contitutional provisions and well-established rules and regulations and they cannot be withdrawn," he said.

The board recently issued seven-point guidelines which prevent the selectors from writing columns when on office.

Vengsarkar agreed to stick to the guidelines but sought compensations for that.

Accordingly, the board set up a two-member committee, comprising IS Bindra and Arun Jaitley, which shot down the possibility of any compensation, which angered Vengsarkar.

A miffed Vengsarkar returned home from Kolkata and also met fellow selector Ranjib Biswal in Mumbai.