K Srikkanth slams BCCI for axing Ruturaj Gaikwad from T20 World Cup: 'Team selection is all about favoritism'
ALSO READ: Irfan Pathan upset with BCCI over Hardik Pandya's selection in T20 World Cup, 'Sends wrong message…' Speaking in his Youtube channel, K Srikkanth said, "He (Ruturaj Gaikwad) scored more than 500 runs in 17 T20I innings. Also, he scored a century against Australia. Shubman Gill is out of form, but why is he selected in the team?" He added, "Shubman Gill is the selectors' delight.
He gets a chance even if he fails. He finds a place even if he fails in Test, ODIs, and T20s. There's too much favoritism in selection.
The team selection is all about favoritism." ALSO READ: ‘Why is Shubman Gill selected for T20 World Cup squad?’ Cricket legend says BCCI chooses GT captain ‘even if he fails’ Looking at Gaikwad's performance in the IPL 2024, Gaikwad has scored 509 runs in 10 innings at an average of 63.63 and a strike rate of 146.68. Not only Gaikwad, Srikkanth also expressed his anger over Rinku Singh not selected in the 15-man T20 World Cup squad for India. Calling a rubbish decision, Srikkanth said, "This is rubbish, rubbish decision.
Why do you need 4 spinners? All of them have to go? You have made the selection top please a few people and you have made Rinku Singh a scapegoat." On 2 May, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a press conference. They tried to answer some tough questions related to Virat Kohli's strike rate, Hardik Pandya's vice-captaincy, KL Rahul's exclusion and Rinku Singh's not included in top 15 squad. ALSO READ: BCCI press conference Highlights: ‘Rinku Singh's exclusion was the toughest decision’, says Ajit Agarkar Answering a question on Rinku Singh, Agarkar said, "Rinku Singh exclusion was the toughest decision.
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