In a series of announcements today, BCCI disclosed the Indian squad for the upcoming one-off test match against Afghanistan and limited-overs leg of Ireland and England tours.
Virat Kohli who has opted to play county cricket for Surrey in England will miss out on the inaugural test match against Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma and Bumrah too will miss out on the Afghanistan test as Ajinkya Rahane is all set to lead the Indian side against the Afghans in the historic match.
Selectors announced full-strength squad for the Ireland T20Is and England ODI series. Kohli along with others will return for UK tour commencing from next month.
While Shardul was the surprise in the test squad, Siddharth Kaul earned the well-deserved spot in the T20 team of the men in blue. Twitteratis were pleased with squad selections for the all-important England tour and one-off Afghanistan test match.
Although some of them also criticized the exclusion of players like Rishabh pant and Krunal Pandya, here are all the reactions from the social media site.
Good to see that bar Kohli, everyone is available for the test against Afghanistan. Was hopeful that Kohli could carve out a window too. Good side.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 8, 2018
Some intriguing calls… Initial thoughts…
1. Rohit "rested" from Afg Test??
2. Rahane/Jadhav left out of England ODIs
3. Manish Pandey left out of England ODIs, No Raina still
4. Rayudu back in ODI plans. Iyer/DK for middle order. 6th bowler??
5. Half expected Kaul in T20Is— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) May 8, 2018
Two people who have forced their way back are @klrahul11 and @DineshKarthik good to see them being included. @BCCI
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/fwildecricket/status/993830689211547649?s=19
Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant & Krunal Pandya have been three best players in this IPL, but they aren't in Indian T20 squad for England.
Pandey, Raina selected again, disappointing.
Happy for Siddharth Kaul though.#ENGvIND
— Aditya Mishra (@rightout_) May 8, 2018
KL back in all three formats 🤘
— ಹರ್ಷ 🐼 (@grharsh) May 8, 2018
When it comes to Rohit Sharma, his fans have only 2 things to say:
1) Three double centuries
2) Three IPL titlesOh come on! Cricket is much more about double centuries and IPL titles.
— Jaanvi🏏 (@that_shutterbug) May 8, 2018
Selectors & BCCI dont care about IPL performance. Why troll Virat for RCB? Waste of time 😂
He is and will remain the captain of the national side in all 3 formats— Abhishek ✨ (@ImAbhishek7_) May 8, 2018
Really surprised not to see Ambati Rayudu in India's T20I squad.
I think he had a case to get in over Manish Pandey, surely?#TeamIndia #Cricket #ENGvIND
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) May 8, 2018
Manish Pandey in T20s? LOL got selected in wrong format. Otherwise excellent squad ✔💯 https://t.co/WUxRyFZtvx
— The Gamechanger (@tarun_0707) May 8, 2018
So done with Rohit in the test scenario? https://t.co/IOfUrQkfyr
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 8, 2018
Shami Is In Tema
Haseen Bhabhi Ka Jahan Barbaad Ho Gya😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/RtP0Httw7e— Bruce Wayne 🦇 (@Cric_Freaky) May 8, 2018
Rohit Sharma dropped from Test squad. #ThankYouRohit
— Abhishek ✨ (@ImAbhishek7_) May 8, 2018
No doubt he is one of best Odi/t20 batsman. But yes his records in test are worst specially in OS.
And btw here people are questioning his test skills don't drag his 3 double century in ur every talk :p Thanks https://t.co/L44coaSBI0
— Akash 🇮🇳 (@ViratBomB) May 8, 2018
Why not raina ??
..!..— Intoxicated (@intoxicated_37) May 8, 2018