‘Just because they don’t play IPL…’: Wasim Jaffer expresses unhappiness with Indian team selection for West Indies tour
The Indian cricket team will tour the West Indies in July and August 2023 for a three-match ODI series and five-match T20I series.
The Indian team for the West Indies tour has been selected, and it features a mix of experienced players and youngsters.
The selection of the Indian team for the West Indies tour has been met with mixed reactions. Some people have praised the selection, while others have criticized it.
Sharing his thoughts on Twitter, former India player Wasim Jaffer slammed the selection policy and made a number of observations.
“What’s the need for four openers? (Rohit, Shubman Gill, Gaikwad and Jaiswal) Instead, they could have picked Sarfaraz as extra middle order bat to honour his consent domestic performances.
“Easwaran and Panchal have been doing the hard yards in Ranji and India A, knocking on Test doors for a long time. Just because they don’t play IPL, is it a case of out of sight out of mind? How did Ruturaj jump the queue?,” he added.
“Surprised to see Shami rested and that too after a month long break. I feel he’s the type of bowler that the more he bowls the better/fitter and in form he gets,” he said.
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— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 24, 2023
India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
India ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
