After announcing the squad, a mixed reaction is coming from the entire country. Indian Squad is largely among expected players only a few changes are made.
A large part of antigen is unhappy with excluding Sanju Samson and MD Shami. Both of them were not part of the recently played Asia Cup.
With Pant failing to score runs, Indian cricket fans expected Sanju Samson to be included alongside Dinesh Karthik as one of the two keepers on the side, although that didn't happen.
While the selectors focused on naming a different squad in almost every other series, Samson wasn't taking advantage of his chances unfailingly, which might have ended up forcing the selectors to look beyond him for this ICC event.
The reason behind the exclusion of MD Shami
We have seen both Harshal & Arshdeep are capable of restricting the opponent in death overs while BCCI believes Shami is mainly for tests and ODIs. Having good cutters and the ability to confuse batters would make Harshal Patel the ideal choice for this match. The management would hope that the team clicks this time and avoids humiliation.
Other reactions by the T20 squad
I wish the team had allowed itself to see a little more of Mohd Shami after the IPL to allow him to challenge for a place in the XI.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 12, 2022
Nobody had a lower average than Rishabh Pant in the first 50 innings for India.
— Dr.Sanakyan ⚕️ (@NGS_tweets) September 12, 2022
54.0 - Kohli
40.7 - Rahul
32.2 - Dhoni
31.3 - Rohit
29.8 - Raina
28.0 - Yuvraj
27.9 - Dhawan
24.1 - Hardik
23.4 - Rishabh*
Still, pant is in the team with a 23 avg
But no Sanju in the team pic.twitter.com/zKy6F8dkVe
Sanju Samson to BCCI for not selecting him in the world cup pic.twitter.com/pcqhi55L9a
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 12, 2022
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