When Gaikwad was not selected for the T20I and ODI series to be played on the SL tour, the fans got angry and said – he became a victim of politics

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Tezzbuzz|19-07-2024

BCCI has announced the name of the three-match ODI and T20 International series to be played on the Sri Lanka tour. Indian Team has been announced (18 July). It was expected that Ruturaj Gaikwad, who performed brilliantly in the recent T20 International series played against Zimbabwe, would be given a place in the team but this did not happen. Gaikwad has not been given a place in the team of any limited overs series. In such a situation, the fans are very angry and they are venting their anger on social media. Some say that Gaikwad has become a victim of politics.

He scored 133 runs with a half-century against Zimbabwe at an average of over 66. He has also got the benefit of this brilliant performance in the ICC batting rankings. This right-handed batsman is the third highest ranked Indian batsman in the ICC rankings. He has come to the 8th position in the rankings. Anyway, whenever Gaikwad has got a chance to play for India, he has left his mark by performing well. Now the fans are very angry at not being selected for the Sri Lanka tour and they are venting their anger on the social media platform X. Some tweets of the fans are given below.

India squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj.

India's squad for the ODI series against SL: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

india vs sri lanka schedule

July 27 – 1st T20I match, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

July 28 – 2nd T20I match, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

July 30 – 3rd T20I match, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

August 2 – 1st ODI, R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

August 4 – 2nd ODI, R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

August 7 – 3rd ODI, R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

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