The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) choice committee has introduced India’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI sequence towards West Indies. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has been named as captain and Ravindra Jadeja as his deputy to guide the 16-man squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad and quick bowler Arshdeep Singh have been included within the squad and are in competition to make their ODI debut. Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill additionally return to the ODI setup after a yr hole.
The choice committee has additionally determined to relaxation a couple of senior key gamers for this sequence. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are lacking the squad once more. Star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been rested as he was concerned in all 5 matches towards South Africa sequence and later featured within the fifth rescheduled Check match towards England. Hardik Pandya, who just lately made a profitable comeback with a T20I squad, can also be lacking the checklist.
India ODI Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
#TeamIndia ODI squad:
Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2022
In the meantime, India are scheduled to play three ODI matches in England earlier than assembly West Indies. All senior key gamers are included within the squad after getting a much-needed relaxation from the South Africa sequence final month. However now resting them once more for West Indies sequence didn’t go down properly with netizens. Followers and cricket consultants are already elevating a giant query, ‘why does BCCI maintain excluding key gamers many times for the sake of a relaxation?’
Right here is the checklist of 5 Indian gamers who ought to have been within the squad for the West Indies tour:
1. Virat Kohli
The star Indian batter was rested for the five-match T20I sequence towards South Africa final month. He additionally missed the two-match T20I sequence towards Eire later as he was included within the red-ball workforce for the rescheduled fifth Check match towards England. Kohli is included in each T20I and ODI squads to face England this month. However there’s a massive hole of 5 days earlier than the beginning of the West Indies tour on the twenty second of July.
The previous captain has performed simply 9 ODI matches because the begin of 2021 and has been recurrently rested for T20I assignments recently. He was additionally rested for the T20I sequence towards Sri Lanka in February 2021. Kohli ought to be taking part in extra white-ball cricket as he wants to achieve his type again with the T20 World Cup 2022 being simply 4 months away.
India have chosen Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, and Samson, who all can fill in quantity three place. All these gamers are thought of way forward for India’s batting line-up and therefore, Kohli’s common omission from the ODI squad can elevate questions over his place within the first-choice line-up.
2. Rohit Sharma
The Indian captain is one other shock exclusion from the checklist as he hasn’t performed any cricket up to now because the conclusion of the Indian Premier League 2022. He was rested for South Africa sequence after a two-month-long IPL season. Rohit missed the rescheduled fifth Check match towards England as he examined constructive for the Covid-19 virus only a day earlier than the conflict.
The star opener is now obtainable for all six white-ball matches in England. Rohit is prone to face fatigue points after such an extended hole from worldwide cricket. The veteran will certainly get into the groove if he performs all six matches towards England however resting him once more didn’t impress many.
Staff India would positively be aiming to do properly within the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australis this October and ODI World Cup in India subsequent yr. Rohit might be main the Males in Blue on each events however he must be across the squad extra to type a core group of gamers.
3. Jasprit Bumrah
The 28-year-old pacer is in his prime and deserves to play each worldwide match obtainable. Just like Kohli, he additionally performed the just lately misplaced Check match towards England. He was handed the captaincy function for the Edgbaston Check the place he took 5 wickets and impressed together with his batting expertise as properly.
In the meantime, the Indian administration has just lately made many adjustments to their tempo bowling assault. Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, and Mohammed Siraj are main the tempo assault for the ODI sequence towards West Indies. All of them lack the expertise that’s wanted in abroad matches with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami nonetheless not thought of for ODI setup.
Bumrah is at the moment the highest-ranked Indian bowler on the ICC ODI chart and must be extra concerned. He’s on the peak of his profession and common cricket shouldn’t have an effect on his health. India want their greatest gamers to play extra cricket recurrently forward of the large tournaments.
4. Mohammed Shami
The skilled right-arm pacer has been named within the ODI squad to face England subsequent week. He’s making a white-ball cricket comeback after the T20 World Cup in 2021 however as soon as once more is dropped for the following sequence with none convincing purpose. Notably, he’s additionally not part of the T20I setup to face England.
The 31-year-old right-arm pacer loved an awesome IPL 2022 season the place he took 20 wickets for champions Gujarat Titans. Shami’s numbers in ODI cricket are additionally very spectacular however he has performed solely 79 matches up to now. It’s onerous to reply why he’s not chosen for the West Indies ODI sequence as he might be taking part in solely three matches on England tour.
Mohammed Shami’s numbers in white-ball cricket are spectacular however the Indian administration is failing to put it to use on the worldwide stage. India are creating a behavior of dropping key gamers towards the weaker groups recently as each Shami and Bumrah missed India’s final ODI sequence towards West Indies at residence earlier this yr.
5. Hardik Pandya
The Indian all-rounder made a profitable comeback with a bat on his return to the Indian nationwide squad. He performed the finisher’s function in final month’s five-match T20I sequence towards South Africa. He was appointed as a captain for the 2 T20Is towards Eire and is a part of the upcoming ODI and T20I sequence towards England. However as soon as once more he’s dropped for the following sequence for the sake of relaxation. Hardik can also be in his prime and must be performed extra cricket to remain match and keep away from any fatigue.
India have Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Shardul Thakur of their all-rounders’ pool for the West Indies tour. However each Thakur and Axar have struggled just lately with each bat and bowl in worldwide fixtures and Jadeja final performed ODI cricket in December 2020.
Hardik appears to have properly recovered from his long-term again harm and his performances with a bat have vastly improved. He struggled to make an impression together with his bowling towards South Africa and Eire however having a sixth bowling choice within the line-up is all the time a bonus.
