Indian Cricket Player Abhinav Mukund has slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their bias in selection following the announcement of squads for the New Zealand and Bangladesh series on Monday (October 31).
As per Mukund, Notable players like Prithvi Shaw, Nitish Rana, and Sarfaraz Khan, did not find a place in the white-ball or red-ball formats.
Mukund is apparently upset and wrote on Twitter, “Recent bias in selections is something I have disliked.” When this happens to you as a player, you are left in the dark about a lot of things. I’m not sure why there are so many exclusions here, but it is what it is. #IndianCricketTeam”
Recency bias in selections is something I have disliked. When it happens to you as a player you are left without understanding a lot of things,leaves you in the dark. Don’t understand many exclusions here,but it is what it is. #IndianCricketTeam
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) October 31, 2022
On the other hand, the tweet comes after Chetan Sharma, Chairman of the Selection Committee, revealed the absence of many cricketers from several squads, including Shaw, Sarafaraz, Hanuma Vihari, and Ajinkya Rahane.
Meanwhile, young players such as Kuldeep Sen and Yash Dayal have been named to the ODI squads.
“No player asked to be rested,” he said during the BCCI’s squad announcement. We took the proactive step of resting players by contacting the medical team and team management.”
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan have been named captains, with Rishabh Pant serving as vice-captain.
- The team will play three T20Is and three ODIs in New Zealand.
- The first T20I will be played on November 18, with the second and third matches taking place on November 20 and 22, respectively.
- The one-day international series will begin on November 25.
T20I squad for New Zealand
- Hardik Pandya (C),
- Rishabh Pant (vice-captain and wicketkeeper),
- Shubman Gill,
- Ishan Kishan,
- Deepak Hooda,
- Surya Kumar Yadav,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Sanju Samson (wk),
- W Sundar,
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Arshdeep Singh,
- Harshal Patel,
- Mohd. Siraj,
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
ODI squad for New Zealand
- Shikhar Dhawan (C),
- Rishabh Pant (vc & wk),
- Shubman Gill,
- Deepak Hooda,
- Surya Kumar Yadav,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Sanju Samson (wk),
- W Sundar, Shardul Thakur,
- Shahbaz Ahmed,
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Arshdeep Singh,
- Deepak Chahar,
- Kuldeep Sen, and Umran Malik.
T20 World Cup: Following the mega event, Team India will play two important series.
Itinerary
- BCCI has granted senior players such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli a month-long break following the T20 World Cup 2022.
- However, India will play three ODIs and two Tests against Bangladesh.
- The first ODI will be played on December 4, with the second and third games following on December 7 and 10, respectively, before the Test series begins on December 14.
Against Bangladesh ODI squad:
- Rohit Sharma (C),
- KL Rahul (vc),
- Shikhar Dhawan,
- Virat Kohli,
- Rajat Patidar,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Rahul Tripathi,
- Rishabh Pant (wk),
- Ishan Kishan (wk),
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Axar Patel,
- W Sundar,
- Shardul Thakur,
- Mohd. Shami,
- Mohd. Siraj,
- Deepak Chahar and Yash Dayal.
Test squad for Bangladesh:
- Rohit Sharma (C),
- KL Rahul (VC),
- Shubman Gill,
- Cheteshwar Pujara,
- Virat Kohli,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Rishabh Pant (wk),
- KS Bharat (wk),
- Ravichandran Ashwin,
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Axar Patel,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Shardul Thakur,
- Mohd. Shami,
- Mohd. Siraj,
- Umesh Yadav.
