Former Indian chairman of selectors and commentator Kris Srikkanth has slammed the Indian selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, for not including players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajat Patidar, and Krunal Pandya for the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe, which is scheduled to commence later this month.
Speaking exclusively on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth lashed out at the selection committee for going ahead with Yash Thakur, who didn’t create an impact with the ball in hand of late in the shortest format of the game.
“What sins have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya done to not find a spot in the squad? From where did Yash Thakur come into the setup? He doesn’t know how to bowl at all. He’s an ordinary bowler and cricketer. Atleast the Mayank Yadav selection makes sense as he has pace and can be looked into as the future. How’s Suryansh Shedge there? What has he done?” Kris Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.
“The same yardsticks have to hold good for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya and Rajat Patidar then. They are scared these three will do well and become undroppable because of which they can’t select their favorites. Krunal Pandya is an intelligent and street-smart cricketer, who’ll definitely do well. You don’t select him and keep backing Tilak Varma forever. Is he so great?” he added.
Furthermore, the former Indian selector also questioned the reason behind bringing in Rinku Singh yet again after he missed the ongoing England tour. However, he was convinced with Prabhsimran Singh’s selection.
“Nobody knows how Rinku Singh is back again. The only good selection in this is Prabhsimran Singh. He truly deserves a spot as he has earned it through scoring runs. You selected Prince Yadav now because he was brilliant in the IPL, which is fair,” he concluded.
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