Former Indian keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has voiced his opinions over the Indian team management not handling the teen batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the Ireland and England T20I tours.
Speaking exclusively on Sky Sports, Karthik has reckoned that Sooryavanshi should have received his T20I debut on the Ireland tour itself. He went on to add that there is a conflict and friction between Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar on team selection.
“India definitely got this part wrong. If they were so much in favor of Sooryavanshi, Ireland would have been the ideal place to start. They key is communication and that feels like it’s missing. It also feels like the Chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, has his eyes on the future and wants to see the group of players around. However, Gambhir, who is in the hot seat, will want to win every bilateral series because his name is on the line. So there is a conflict and friction between the two on how to move about this,” Dinesh Karthik told Sky Sports.
On the other hand, the former England captain Nasser Hussain has insisted that the Indian team management, headed by Gambhir, destroyed the confidence of Sanju Samson by dropping him after two games of the England tour for Sooryavanshi. However, Sooryavanshi was later dropped at the end of the series for Samson.
“They played Sooryavanshi after one innings for Sanju in England. It was because of the public pressure that this young lad must play. By doing it that way, you are destroying the confidence of Sanju Samson. You left out the World Cup Player of the tournament and someone who smashed England around Mumbai. They then left Vaibhav out three games later and they are now destroying his confidence as well. So both these players are now sitting back doubting where their games are at,” Nasser Hussain said.
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