The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has approved the teams for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh and a various-format franchise against New Zealand in the next months. as a captain, Hardik Pandya dropped Shubman Gill for the ODI series. The team list is surprising in all inclusions and mysterious deletions.
- Umran Malik will be back on the team with another bright pacer Kuldeep Sen.
- Washington Sundar is also returning to the mix for the T20s.
- Mohammed Siraj couldn’t rejoin the place in the ODI series, although he will be India’s best bowler in 2022.
Players who the Indian Cricket Board unfortunately ignored.
1. Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw’s consistency in domestic play is unmatched. His runs strike rate in fixed overs made him the most dangerous batsman, but unfortunately, he remains neglected. Shaw described his frustration on Instagram, where he published a Sai Baba picture and wrote, “Hope you see everything, Sai Baba.”
2. Sarfaraz khan
Sarfaraz Khan scored 928 runs in Ranji Trophy at an average of 154. next season he scored 982 at an average of 122. ( two 50’s and four 100’s). He ranked second in the world of cricket after Don Bradman by scoring an average of 80.42 in the country.
3. Umesh Yadav
During Covid -19, Umesh Yadav was appointed as a replacement for Mohammed Shami and played well. But for this upcoming test series, he again dropped from the team. which broke his heart, and he wrote on Instagram” “Maybe you can fool me, but God is watching you mind that.”
4. Ravi Bishnoi
Earlier, Ravi Bishnoi played Asia Cup for India and later debuted against South Africa. Currently among the three standing players for T20 World Cup, Ravi’s name was there. But against NZ, his name is missing..this makes him disappointed. He posted on Instagram.”The comeback is always stronger than a setback.”
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj was fortunate only for the last month against South Africa; Against NZ, he was dropped from the team despite his consistent performance, with an average of 53.5 runs for Maharashtra.
6. Mohammed Shami
Shami has been shining in the ongoing World Cup, yet he dropped from the T20I series against New Zealand.
7. Hanuman Vihari
Hanuma Bihari failed to crack the Test team in the series against Bangladesh. Despite playing most of his matches in overseas states, Bihari had a decent record. India continued to ignore him for the home series, where Bihari could have easily raised his average.