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India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against England has been announced with some eye-catching selections. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami finally made it to the national team after not playing international cricket for over a year.
However, there were also some notable surprises in the squad. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, who are seen as the future of India’s batting order, were not named in the squad.
Rishabh Pant was India’s first-choice wicket-keeper in the T20 World Cup win last year, while Yashasvi Jaiswal was in the team as the first-choice opener behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Shubman Gill led the team in Suryakumar Yadav’s absence against Zimbabwe. However, none of these players were considered for this series.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill dropped from India’s T20I squad?
According to a report in TOI, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill have been rested after a long and grueling Test series against Australia recently. All three batsmen were part of India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign.
While Jaiswal and Pant played every Test in the series, Gill played three Tests. Jaiswal even emerged as India’s leading run-scorer in their opening tour of Australia, but Gill and Pant were no match.
These players could return to the Indian squad in the upcoming ODI series against England, which is also seen as the build-up to the next Champions Trophy. As a result, these young batsmen have been rested by the selection committee considering their workload.
“(Rishabh) Pant, (Yashasvi) Jaiswal and (Shubman) Gill have been rested from this series to allow them to recover fully after a grueling five-Test Border-Gavaskar series in Australia, for the ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy in February,” a source told TOI.
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill ODI numbers
All these players are very important for India in the various formats and are seen as the future batting stars after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. While Gill and Pant have already played a fair amount of ODI cricket, Jaiswal is yet to make his debut in the format.
Shubman Gill has an excellent record as an opener in ODIs and has scored 2328 runs in the format at an average of 58.20 and a strike rate of 101.74. He is likely to partner with captain Rohit Sharma at the helm for India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh.
Rishabh Pant has had numerous opportunities in ODIs but has not been at his best in the white-ball format so far. The wicketkeeper batsman has scored 871 runs in ODIs at an average of just 33.50, which is well below his world-class reputation. It remains to be seen if he gets the Champions League trophy or not.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is yet to make his ODI debut
Yashasvi Jaiswal has not made his ODI debut but could make India’s Champions Trophy squad as the third opener. Jaiswal has outstanding numbers in Tests and T20Is and it is only a matter of time before he scores massively in the 50-over format.
Along with these players, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was also rested considering his heavy workload. Siraj played all five Tests in Australia. Jasprit Bumrah is also out as he continues to recover from the injury he sustained during the Test series in Australia.
