K Srikkanth slams BCCI for axing Ruturaj Gaikwad from T20 World Cup: 'Team selection is all about favoritism'

Some person called it appropriate, portion others could not hold with Ajit Agarkar-led enactment committee. Few erstwhile players questioned appointing all-rounder Hardik Pandya arsenic vice captain, portion different showed their disappointment implicit Rinku Singh's exclusion.

Meanwhile, legendary cricketer 1983 World Cup victor K Srikkanth slammed the BCCI's enactment committee for ignoring Ruturaj Gaikwad. He adjacent compared Gaikwad with Shubman Gill and alleged favouritism.

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Speaking successful his Youtube channel, K Srikkanth said, "He (Ruturaj Gaikwad) scored much than 500 runs successful 17 T20I innings. Also, helium scored a period against Australia. Shubman Gill is retired of form, but wherefore is helium selected successful the team?"

He added, "Shubman Gill is the selectors' delight. He gets a accidental adjacent if helium fails. He finds a spot adjacent if helium fails successful Test, ODIs, and T20s. There's excessively overmuch favoritism successful selection. The squad enactment is each astir favoritism."

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Gaikwad successful IPL 2024:

Looking astatine Gaikwad's show successful the IPL 2024, Gaikwad has scored 509 runs successful 10 innings astatine an mean of 63.63 and a onslaught complaint of 146.68.

Srikkanth connected Rinku Singh's exclusion:

Not lone Gaikwad, Srikkanth besides expressed his choler implicit Rinku Singh not selected successful the 15-man T20 World Cup squad for India.

Calling a rubbish decision, Srikkanth said, "This is rubbish, rubbish decision. Why bash you request 4 spinners? All of them person to go? You person made the enactment apical delight a fewer radical and you person made Rinku Singh a scapegoat."

Ajit Agarkar connected Rinku Singh's exclusion:

On 2 May, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI main selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a property conference. They tried to reply immoderate pugnacious questions related to Virat Kohli's onslaught rate, Hardik Pandya's vice-captaincy, KL Rahul's exclusion and Rinku Singh's not included successful apical 15 squad.

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Answering a question connected Rinku Singh, Agarkar said, "Rinku Singh exclusion was the toughest decision. It's got thing to bash with Rinku. We felt Rohit tin person an other rotation enactment with 2 wrist spinners. He is successful the reserves truthful that's however adjacent helium was."

India T20 World Cup 2024 squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Reserve – Rinku Singh is connected the database of reserves with Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

T20 World Cup 2024:

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 volition commence successful the USA and West Indies from 1 June. India is placed successful Group A of the ICC tourney alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and co-hosts USA. India volition instrumentality connected Ireland successful New York connected 5 June, portion clash with Pakistan connected 9 June.

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Published: 02 May 2024, 08:55 PM IST