Five unlucky players to miss out on the India squad for the tour of Ireland

The Indian squad for the India tour of Ireland has been announced. The squad consists of 17 players which will play two T20Is. Notably, the squad isn't too different from the one playing in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa. One player has got the maiden call-up while the other has been recalled. They were also expected to be part of the Indian team in the ongoing series but were omitted.

Meanwhile, there have been a few players who were expected to be selected for the European tour, after all, they had done in the Indian T20 League 2022. However, they were omitted from the selection, especially with the first-choice players not being part of the series. In this listicle, we will discuss five players who were unlucky to miss out on the selection.

Five unlucky players to miss out

1. Rahul Tewatia

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The batting all-rounder had a great season with the bat while playing as a finisher for the eventual winners, Gujarat. He amassed 217 runs in 16 games at an average of 31 and a career-best strike rate of 147.62 with one fifty to his name.

It was anticipated that the team management might want to try him out on the Ireland tour. But much to the disappointment of the player he did not receive the call up.

2. Sheldon Jackson

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After grinding for a lot of years in domestic cricket, Jackson was expected to be part of the team.

He has played 70 T20 games for Saurashtra and nine Indian T20 League games for Bangalore and Kolkata combined. The right-hander has a decent record in domestic cricket with 1534 runs at an average of 37.23 and striking at 120.21 including a hundred. 

3. T. Natarajan

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The left-arm medium-pacer is a vastly experienced player in the shortest player with 95 games in the cash-rich league and domestic T20s. He has 106 wickets to his name and is in the death overs.

In the 15th season of the Indian T20 League, he had a decent season with 18 wickets in 11 games at an average of 22.56 and a strike rate of 14.33. But this was not enough to earn him a place in the squad for the Ireland tour.

4. Krunal Pandya

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The all-rounder was could have been in the team with so many frontline players missing for the tour. With the experience of playing 252 T20s combining Indian T20 League and domestic cricket, he has more than 2800 runs and 172 wickets to his name. 

5. Mohsin Khan 

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The left-arm pacer became a sensation after making his debut for Lucknow in the Indian T20 League 2022. He was one of the fastest bowlers in the league alongside the likes of Lockie Ferguson and Umran Malik.

Also his being one of the most economical bowlers of the Indian T20 League 2022 along with the ability to pick up wickets made him a contender for the team. Fans were expecting to see him on the tour which doesn't hold too much significance.