The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka on (December 27) with some big changes. Indian captain Rohit Sharma returns after missing out on the last ODI and two-match Test series due to a minor finger injury against Bangladesh in recent series. But Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, is named only in ODI squad and rested for T20i series.
With there exclusion from the squad there is massive hint the Team might be looking beyond them, it’s looking tough for them to make in 2024 T20 World Cup squad feels former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir.
“There should be good communication between the selectors and these players. If the selectors have decided to look beyond these guys, so be it. I think a lot of countries have done that,” Gambhir told ESPNCricinfo on Thursday.
“Personally, if you ask me, it looks tough. People like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan should all be in the mix. Hardik Pandya is there, I’d like to try to get guys like Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi, and Sanju Samson into the mix. They can play fearless cricket,” Gambhir added.
Next generation of cricketers adopt aggressive approach
“Probably the new generation of cricketers might be able to achieve that template and play the T20 cricket everyone wants India to play. So I feel, if these guys continue to do well in the opportunities they get, it will be difficult for the rest of the guys who have been rested or probably been dropped,” Gambhir added.
