New Zealand Tour: The team for the forthcoming ODI and T20I series against New Zealand was unveiled by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday (October 31). Starting on November 18, the Indian squad will go to New Zealand to play three T20Is and as many ODIs.
The only untested player in the 16-member T20I squad is Shubman Gill, who will be led by Hardik Pandya. Prithvi Shaw is not present in the lineup despite the absence of the team’s regular openers, and supporters are requesting an explanation from BCCI for the young man’s withdrawal. Wasim Jaffer, a former Indian cricketer, agrees that Shaw ought to be in the team because of his track record of dependability in domestic cricket competitions.
“Since Prithvi Shaw possesses the x-factor for both ODI and T20I cricket, I believe he should be in the team. In First-Class cricket, he consistently scores. When you are cut from the Indian team, you must demonstrate your value in First-Class cricket. Therefore, I find it a little surprising that Prithvi Shaw is not on the team “Wasim Jaffer stated during the live pre-game CricTracker broadcast of BatBricks7 Run Ki RunNeeti England-New Zealand.
Prithvi needs to run for more runs and pay more attention to his fitness: Ismael Jaffer
Fans expected the recently acquired youngster Prithvi Shaw to rejoin the group because important experienced players were once again rested. The Mumbai hitter, who has been in fantastic local form, was expected to re-join the T20I team. Following his stellar performances in the Duleep Trophy, Shaw has amassed 285 runs in just seven innings with a remarkable strike rate of 191.27 in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022.
When asked why Shaw was left off the squad, Jaffer responded that perhaps the selectors wanted to see Shaw put in more runs and get fitter.
“I’m not sure where he is going wrong, but if I must be more optimistic or speak from the selector’s point of view, perhaps he needs to score more runs. He scored while playing for India, but was afterwards benched. Although he has scored in IPL games as well, perhaps selectors want the guy to score more runs and get more fitness “Added Jaffer.
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