The former Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar has slammed the decision of taking KL Rahul in the test side of Indian Cricket Team based on his recent performance in Indian Premier League. KL Rahul has been the orange cap holder of the tournament from the very beginning of the tournament. He has scored 600 odd runs in this tournament this season. The selectors have kept KL Rahul in all three formats of the game against Australia. KL Rahul has also been named as the vice-captain of team India in the shorter formats of the game.
There should not be any doubt over the ability of KL Rahul in one day and T20 Internationals. KL Rahul is currently one of the finest batsmen in World Cricket. KL Rahul has been named as the vice-captain of Team India as Rohit Sharma is absent from the squad of team India in all three formats of the game.
The Problem That Sanjay Manjrekar Has With KL Rahul
KL Rahul’s form in test cricket has not been quite good in the last few matches. His averages against the big sides are certainly not up to the marked. Even he has been dropped from the test side quite a few times in the meantime. Rahul has been included in the test side because of his brilliant performance in Indian Premier League and that’s quite astonishing.
According to Sanjay Manjrekar, it will certainly affect the budding youngsters who have been performing consistently in the domestic circuit. It will be very much demotivating aspect for them. Sanjay Manjrekar has raised the question and the Indian selectors will certainly not be pleased with this comment. Manjrekar has also made some controversial comments about Ravindra Jadeja during the World Cup.
Sanjay Manjrekar has called Ravindra Jadeja a ‘bits and pieces’ cricketer. The all-rounder of Indian Cricket Team has not taken the comment lightly and a lot of arguments have come into place during the World Cup. As a result of it, Sanjay Manjrekar has been excluded from the commentary panel.
What Next For The IPL 2020 Teams And Team India, Ahead Of The Tour Of Australia?
Few selections of Indian Cricket Team will surely raise some eyebrows. Mumbai Indians have posted a picture of training of Rohit Sharma in the nets on Monday after the team announcement. According to some sources, there have been some fitness issues of Rohit Sharma. The criteria for an IPL match fitness and Indian Team match fitness are different.
Surya Kumar Yadav and Axar Patel have performed quite well in Indian Premier League. They have been quite good in the domestic circuit as well. Surya Kumar Yadav will certainly be disappointed after not being selected in the T20 side of Team India. Varun Chakravarthy has been selected in the Indian Cricket Team after his brilliant performance in this season for Kolkata Knight Riders.
The mystery spinner has been elated with joy after being selected for the National side. Kuldeep Yadav has been excluded from the T20 squad. However, he has been given chance in the one day and test sides of Team India along with his IPL teammate Shubhman Gill.
