India’s T20I squad for the series against South Africa has been announced. Contrary to rumors, Rohit Sharma has not returned to the Indian T20I squad. Sharma and Virat Kohli have asked for a break during the white-ball leg of the South Africa tour. Even Hardik Pandya was not available due to injuries.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India’s T20I squad. Here is the full list of players selected for the three T20Is against South Africa:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
In this listicle now, we will look at the four such players who were unlucky to miss out on India’s squad.
1. Umran Malik missed out on India’s T20I squad
Not long ago, Umran Malik was considered to be India’s future in pace department. However, the Jammu Express has not received consistent chances to show his talent. He is missing from the South Africa series also.
2. Sanju Samson missed out on India’s T20I squad
Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson probably has the worst luck among all cricketers. He gets selected in ODIs when T20 World Cup is approaching, when ODI World Cup is closer, Samson is selected for T20Is.
3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was in top form in the domestic T20 matches which he played recently. Kumar has enormous experience of playing in South Africa. Perhaps, he could received a recall for the three T20Is, which will happen on South African soil next month.
4. Rahul Tripathi
Despite showing so much intent in his first few knocks, Rahul Tripathi has disappeared from the Indian squad. Tripathi can raise the team’s run rate in middle overs. He deserved a longer rope.
