Why was Riyan Parag not selected? (PC-PTI)

IND vs NZ: There was a big change in Team India for the ODI series against New Zealand. Washington Sundar was out due to injury and Ayush Badoni was included in the team in place of this player. The interesting thing is that Riyan Parag did not get a chance. After Badoni's selection, the question that fans have on social media is what was Riyan Parag's mistake? After all, why did he not get a place in the ODI team? Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan also raised this question on social media. Let us tell you why Riyan Parag was not given a chance in the ODI team.

Reason for Riyan Parag not being selected

There is no doubt that washington beautiful After the injury, Riyan Parag could have been selected in Team India as an all-rounder but his poor fitness did not allow this to happen. According to reports, Riyan Parag is not fit and that is why he did not play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. If he had been fit, he could have come in the team in place of Ayush Badoni. Let us tell you that Riyan Parag has played one ODI and 9 T20 matches for India. He could not perform anything special as a batsman but he showed his strength in bowling. This player took three wickets in an ODI match and has 4 wickets to his name in T20 and the economy rate is also only 6.7 runs per over.

If Riyan Parag was fit he would have been ideal replacement for Washington sundar.

Congratulations to Ayush Badoni for Team India call up. He had few decent hits for India A

For India A, he scored 66(66) vs South Africa A in November and 21(20) & 50(27) vs Australia A in

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 12, 2026

Badoni is also a player like Parag

Now Parag was not fit, so Ayush Badoni was included in the squad in his place. Badoni also bats in the middle order along with good off-spin. This player has scored 1681 runs in 21 first class matches at an average of 57.96, which includes 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries. In List A, Badoni has scored 693 runs in 22 innings at an average of more than 36, in which he has scored one century and five half-centuries. In T20, this player has scored 1788 runs in 79 matches, he has scored 10 half-centuries. The specialty of Badoni is that he can bat anywhere from number 3 to number 7. Apart from this, his bowling and fielding are also strong. He has a total of 57 wickets in his name in professional cricket.