Rishabh Pant was not selected in either the ODI or T20I teams for India, which will play Sri Lanka starting on January 3.
India’s team announcement
With India’s ODI and T20I teams for the Sri Lanka home series announced on Tuesday, the decisions of the departing selection committee have drawn more criticism. As Rohit Sharma makes a comeback for the ODI series, Hardik Pandya will captain India in the three-match T20I series beginning January 3.
Due to the left thumb injury, he sustained in the second ODI against Bangladesh, Rohit has not entirely recovered. Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, and two young seamers, Mukesh Kumar and Shivam Mavi, have all been called up for the T20I side, giving it a new appearance.
Having taken a break from the Bangladesh series, Suryakumar Yadav is back in the lineup and has been selected as the vice-captain of the T20I team.
Many absences and inclusions were unexpected, with Hardik Pandya upgraded to vice-captain for the ODIs despite KL Rahul’s presence clearly indicating a change in the leadership role in white-ball cricket.
Has Rishabh Pant been benched for the ODIs and T20 Internationals? The thumb injury to Rohit Sharma may still be bothering him, while KL Rahul may not be available because of personal obligations, but why is Virat Kohli’s name missing from the T20I squad?
Does that imply that he won’t be taken into account for the shortest format any longer? Does Bhuvneshwar Kumar share this trait?
None of the squads mention him by name. Regarding Shikhar Dhawan, what? In the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series, the player who captained India in the most of ODI series last year has not been named.
Is he hurt or has he just been dismissed for good? Why was Sanju Samson benched for ODI matches?
The exclusions and inclusions are not explained in any way by the BCCI news release.
“India’s teams have been chosen by the All-India Senior Selection Committee for the next Mastercard Sri Lanka Tour of India, which will take place in January 2023. The tour includes three T20Is and the same number of ODIs.” Apart from the 16 names for the three T20Is and three ODIs, this is all that can be read.
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