DTVHINDIIND vs SL: Harbhajan Singh got angry on not selecting these 3 players!, said- it is difficult to understand that…
The Indian team has to play a limited overs series against Sri Lanka from July 27 Harbhajan Singh (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team has to play a limited overs series against Sri Lanka from July 27. Team India has also been announced for this. Suryakumar Yadav has been given the captaincy of the T20I team, while Rohit Sharma will lead the ODI series. Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh has questioned the decision of the Indian selectors to exclude Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma from their respective formats for the Sri Lanka tour. Sanju Samson scored a brilliant century in his last ODI match against South Africa in December 2023. Despite this, he was not selected in the ODI team. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe and scored a century in the second match itself. However, now he has been dropped from the T20I team. Many people found the decision to exclude Yuzvendra Chahal surprising. Because the experienced spinner was a part of India’s T20 World Cup winning team last month. But he could not play any match in the tournament. And now he has been shown the way out of the team. Harbhajan Singh’s strong reaction Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has reacted strongly to this. He posted after the team selection and wrote, it is difficult to understand why Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are not part of the Indian team for Sri Lanka. It’s hard to understand why @yuzi_chahal @IamAbhiSharma4 @IamSanjuSamson are not part of the Indian Team for Sri Lanka 🙄 — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 19, 2024 Let us tell you that Rahul Dravid’s tenure ended with the T20 World Cup and Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian team in his place. He will take charge from the Sri Lanka tour. The first T20I on the tour will be played on Saturday, 27 July at Pallekele. The second and third T20Is will be held at the same venue on 28 and 30 July. The ODI series will be held after the T20 series, the matches of which will be played on 2, 4 and 7 August respectively.
England is selecting players who… Michael Vaughan points out a big mistake before Ashes 2025
The former England captain said that the selectors should have chosen Jack Leach instead of Shoaib Bashir. Michael Vaughan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former England captain Michael Vaughan is surprised by the selection of England’s team for the Test series against West Indies. It is worth noting that England has started its home summer with a three-match series against West Indies. The series between the two teams has started on Wednesday, July 10 at Lord’s, London. Before the game, the Ben Stokes-led side had announced their playing XI, which includes debutant Jamie Smith and young spinner Shoaib Bashir. Commenting on his team’s playing XI, Vaughan said that the selectors are not paying attention to county cricket. Along with this, he also told that they are not selecting first choice players from the county. Michael Vaughan said on the Vaughan and Tuffers podcast- “They’re not looking at county cricket. They’re just looking at the players. Bashir is not the first-choice spinner at Somerset, Jack Leach is. Ben Foakes is the first-choice wicketkeeper at Surrey, not Jamie Smith. England are picking players who are not first-choice at their county. I don’t think they’re looking at county cricket as a tool to say ‘you’re an international cricketer.’” Speaking further, the former England captain said that the selectors should have picked Jack Leach over Shoaib Bashir and called him England’s number one spinner. Vaughan also said that Leach is the best choice to trouble Australia in Ashes 2025. “The selection of Bashir over Jack Leach is interesting. I would have picked Jack Leach. Bashir is a fantastic talent and no doubt he would be the second spinner in a two-man spin attack. But Jack Leach has earned the right to be England’s No. 1. Left-arm spin is a pretty good option in Australia.”
South Africa team strongly criticized for selecting only 1 Black African player for T20 World Cup
Kagiso Rabada is the only Black African in the team. Cricket South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that this time this tournament is going to start from June 2 to be hosted by West Indies and USA. So, Cricket South Africa has recently announced its 15-member team for this multinational tournament. However, after the announcement of the team by the board, it is facing strong criticism. So the main reason behind this is to select only one player from the Black African community in the team. It is noteworthy that only Kagiso Rabada from the Black African community has got a place in the South African team. However, Lungi Ngidi from this community has got a place in the team as a reserve player, but he is not a part of the 15-member team. Strong criticism of South African team Let us tell you that after Cricket South Africa announced the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup, former South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula wrote through a post on his official X account – In the Proteas team for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 team. The selection of only 1 African player is certainly a reservation of the benefits of the change and does not reflect a fair representation of all South Africans in the national cricket team. Also on this issue, former Chief of Cricket South Africa Ray Mali said- I believe that the team has achieved a lot, but I also believe that we have gone backward in terms of cricket. Instead of moving forward, we have taken a step backward. South Africa’s 15-member squad for T20 World Cup 2024 Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Bartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, John Forchin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Norkhia, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickleton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs. Reserve players: Nandre Berger and Lungi Ngidi.
