India’s group choice for the upcoming West Indies sequence, particularly for the longer format, has garnered loads of reactions for a variety of causes. The first being the snub of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, who did not retain his spot after a disappointing World Test Championship (WTC) last. The second was the reappointment of Ajinkya Rahane because the group’s vice-captain, who made a comeback to the squad within the WTC last after a hiatus of 16 months.
Dilip Vengsarkar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Wasim Jaffer
The third, which drew loads of flak was overlooking constant performers in Ranji Trophy and home circuit, which embody Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran. Both the gamers have proved their mettle within the home format however are but to awarded with their first India cap.
Instead Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had a surprising outing within the newest version of Indian Premier League (IPL), have been given an opportunity.
While many have slammed the selectors for a similar, former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar feels it is dependent upon the gamers as strain is equal regardless of the format. He urged the critics to attend and observe how Gaikwad performs within the longer format, whereas dismissing the talks of the Punekar leaping the queue forward of Sarfaraz or Easwaran.
The time period queue was additionally talked about by former Test participant Wasim Jaffer, who in a sequence of tweet, had expressed his displeasure over the choice. Out of his three tweets, one acknowledged: “Easwaran and Panchal have also been doing 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?”
Speaking on the traces, if Gaikwad’s choice was based mostly on advantage, Vengsarkar in an interplay with the The Indian Express famous: “Red ball or white-ball doesn’t matter. It is all the same.”
“A good player will adjust to all formats. The thing we have to wait to see is how he performs in Test cricket. And I don’t understand this queue. Every player is in contention,” the ex-cricketer added.
Gaikwad has performed for India in limited-over format however is but to consolidate his title within the squad, regardless of having a T20I half-century beneath his title.
Jaiswal, alternatively, is but to make his maiden look for India in any format.
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Source: www.hindustantimes.com
