Team India are currently busy playing the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Rohit Sharma and his men have managed to win two out of three matches so far in the tournament. On 2 November, they will be in action again against Bangladesh in Adelaide. But, on 31 October, team India announced squads for their upcoming tour to New Zealand and Bangladesh.
However, before the announcement, reports were there that senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will take a rest. While, Shikhar Dhawan will lead in ODIs in New Zealand. However, senior players along with KL Rahul got rested from the whole tour of New Zealand. Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series in New Zealand.
Fans have slammed the Indian selectors after the announcement of the squads for the New Zealand and Bangladesh tour
Shikhar Dhawan will lead the team in the ODI series in New Zealand. Shubman Gill got an opportunity in both series. Even, Sanju Samson got an opportunity in those series. But, Prithvi Shaw again failed to grab a spot in the New Zealand series.
Even, he did not get a call in the squad for the Bangladesh tour. However, senior players will make a comeback for the ODI and Test series in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja will make a comeback during the series in Bangladesh. But, fans were not happy with those squads as they shared their views on social media platforms.
Team India squad for the T20I Series against New Zealand:
Hardik Pandya (C), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), 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, and Umran Malik.
Team India squad for the ODI Series against 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.
Team India squad for the ODI Series against Bangladesh:
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.
Team India squad for the Test Series against 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, and Umesh Yadav.
Here is how fans have slammed the Indian Board after the announcement of squads for the New Zealand and Bangladesh tours:
After seeing the squad of upcoming Nz and Bangladesh series I realized that ki yeh Chetan sharma & management se kuch nahi ho payega yeh agle world cup tak bhi wrong selection and experiments hi karte rahenge #IndianCricket #Bcci
— Priyanshu Singh (@Priyanshu1877) October 31, 2022
Random chits drawn at selection committee by Chetan Sharma.
— Ankit chouhan (@ankit_chouhan_8) November 1, 2022
Kya Phunka tha bhai. #BCCI
@BCCI your selection committee is pathetic. They can neither select world cup winning team nor a better team for the home season matches. #bcci #fraudchetansharma #Indiancricketteam
— Jay Sor (@jay_sor_444) November 1, 2022
Didn't find any rationale behind @IndianCricNews selection for NZ & Ban tours. Players are rested every 2nd series. Different captain every series & different set of players. How do we know the basis of selection or exclusion. Unfair to the players & fans. #CricketTwitter #BCCI
— Ashok BardMan (@BardmanAshok) November 1, 2022
Indian selectors have completely lost it.#BCCI
— Gyan Pelu (@gyaanpelaram) November 1, 2022
No consistency in selection. Players are dropped from bench. T20 players are selected in ODI
ODI players selected in T20 😂😂😂😂😂😂#ChetanSharma
Where is sarfraz khan
— Anmol (@Anmol93050386) November 1, 2022
What is criteria for india test selection #BCCI #ChetanSharma #indiaVsBan
#CricketTwitter Today #BCCI Become Another #PCB Shameful Reality ... Not By Money But By Selection Based 🤦🤦😭😭
— Piyush.. Bajrangbali Bhakat 🙏 (@ShoriPiyush) November 1, 2022
This is enough to sack the Selection Committee along with the captain and coach for risking Bumrah's career. But this is yet an another day in the whimsical fantasy land that is #BCCI https://t.co/zPbWXVwqw9
— Kaushik Arunagiri☮️ (@ka_kaushik) November 1, 2022