The Indian cricket team has not won a single ICC event since the 2013 Champions Trophy. When a team has the best cricket league in the world and still fails to win white-ball tournaments, it is safe to assume that the BCCI selection committee has made a blunder in every ICC event.
India has the most talented group of cricketers in the world. However, selecting the wrong players for the wrong formats has hurt the team a lot. Here’s a list of one blunder that the BCCI selection committee made in the last four ICC events.
1. BCCI did not select Ambati Rayudu for ICC World Cup 2019
Ambati Rayudu was expected to play at the number four position for India in the 2019 World Cup. He had done a decent job in the bilateral matches before the mega event. However, the BCCI ended up picking Vijay Shankar over Rayudu.
2. BCCI did not select Yuzvendra Chahal for ICC T20 World Cup 2021
Yuzvendra Chahal has been India’s biggest match-winner in T20 cricket. However, whenever the team for the T20 World Cup is selected, Yuzvendra is not a main player. In 2021, he was not even in the squad as the selectors picked Varun CV and Rahul Chahar.
3. Non-selection of Shikhar Dhawan for T20 World Cup 2022
Shikhar Dhawan is the man of ICC tournaments. When KL Rahul was struggling so much as an opener, the selectors decided to back him up more instead of recalling Shikhar Dhawan, who had a lot of experience of playing in Australia.
4. Non-selection of Sanju Samson for ODI World Cup 2023
Sanju Samson could have been a game-changer for India in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. The wicketkeeper batter could have done a better job as a finisher in the absence of Hardik Pandya. However, the selectors picked Suryakumar Yadav, and India ended up losing the final against Australia.
