Amid the Board of Management for Cricket in India dropping Cheteshwar Pujara from the West Indies’ take a look at tour, legendary cricket participant Sunil Gavaskar felt Pujara was being made the scapegoat behind India’s shoddy present on the WTC last.
Nonetheless, a BCCI supply indicated the doorways are open for Pujara to return to the Take a look at squad, however he should grind it out. Pujara was dismissed cheaply by the Aussies for 14 and 27 within the WTC finals on the Ovals in earlier this month.
In the meantime, Ajinkya Rahane’s efficiency within the WTC has clicked the BCCI choice board and he was promoted to vice-captaincy within the Indian Take a look at squad. So now, if Rahane’s Take a look at profession can obtain a contemporary lease of life, Pujara’s return could grow to be tough.
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“If Ajinkya Rahane could be made vice-captain of the Take a look at group after being out for 15 months earlier than the WTC last, anybody could make a comeback. The doorways aren’t closed on any senior participant. It is simply that you should begin transitioning someplace. The selectors do not desire a state of affairs the place all seniors give up the scene in a single to go and we do not have anybody skilled left within the dressing room,” a BCCI supply instructed Occasions of India.
Aside from this, the inclusion of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Navdeep Saini, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Mukesh Kumar signifies BCCI desires to revive the entire group.
This is the India squad for the West Indies tour:
Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
Up to date: 26 Jun 2023, 11:42 PM IST