Ravindra Jadeja breaks the silence on his non-selection for the ODI series vs Australia

Ravindra Jadeja, the No. 1-ranked Test all-rounder, has broken the silence on his snub from the ODI squad for the forthcoming three-match series against Australia Down Under, starting on October 19 in Perth.

Speaking in the post-day press conference after Day 2, Jadeja stated that he would love to be in the scheme of things for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2027, scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

“It is not in my hands, but I want to play the 2027 World Cup. However, the team management and the selectors must have some kind of thinking as to why I wasn’t selected for the Australia ODIs,” Jadeja said in the post-day press conference.

“They have indeed spoken to me. It wasn’t like I was surprised once the team was announced. It was good that the captain, the chief selector, and the coach spoke to me as to what they are thinking and their reasons. So, I am happy. Whenever I get a chance, I will try to perform,” he added.

The Indian chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, has revealed that the Indian team wouldn’t require more spinners on the Australian soil. Notably, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav have been selected for the Australian tour.

"He is very much in the plans. But there will be some competition for places. Of course, he was there in the Champions Trophy squad, because we took those extra spinners with the conditions there. At the moment, we could only carry one and get some balance in the team with Washi and Kuldeep there as well. And I don’t think we are going to need more than that in Australia," Agarkar had said while selecting the ODI squad.

India’s ODI squad vs Australia: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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