Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said that young Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal should apologize to the Indian selectors for dropping him from the Indian ODI team for the series against Afghanistan. The ODI series against Afghanistan starts from June 14 and will consist of three matches.
Squad, as announced Ajit AgarkarThe leadership selection panel contained many surprises, both in terms of inclusions and exclusions. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have both been dropped, as has Axar Patel, while Ishan Kishan has been recalled.
India’s team for Afghanistan vs ODI series
Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami have been rested due to injuries, but Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have been selected on the basis of their fitness.
fast bowler Prince Yadav and Gurnoor Brar Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey has earned his first call-up. The rest of the team is on expected lines.
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“Pick up the phone and apologize to Yashasvi Jaiswal” – Manjrekar
Speaking on Sportstar, Sanjay Manjrekar He said the selectors should apologize to players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan for ignoring aging veterans like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Manjrekar said that due to Rohit’s lack of fitness the selectors are making unnecessary compromises. “Sai Sudarshan has scored 50 runs in his last innings playing at the top for India in ODIs. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s last ODI innings was 116 not out, and these guys are not playing for India.”
“The selectors have gone with an experienced player whose fitness has question marks and he is clearly out of form. Explain to me what is the logic behind it, what is the approach?” Sanjay Manjrekar said.
“If they were forced to, and they had to compromise and pick Rohit Sharma for whatever reason, the first thing they would have to do is pick up the phone and apologize to Jaiswal, because this is a young player who has done a tremendous job at the toughest level, he is at his peak with a bright future ahead of him.”
He elaborated, “You have a ready-made top three in Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Jaiswal and you are not supporting them, and going towards Rohit Sharma. At least with Virat Kohli, there is some matter.”
“They will give you the same numbers that Rohit and Virat have” – ​​Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar further said that currently there is an abundance of young Indian batsmen capable of emulating Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma. Manjrekar also said that the selection committee needs to focus on the future of Indian cricket and it is not necessary that aging veterans like Kohli and Rohit are part of it anymore.
“It cannot be that the chairman of selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, believes this is the right way forward for Indian cricket. I can’t even imagine that he thinks this is the right way forward. If you are going to focus so much on Rohit and Virat that you ignore everyone else, then there comes a time when you look at the way forward for Indian cricket. All these batsmen like Gill, Kishan, Sudarshan and Gaikad are class. They have got 10 innings. Give, they will give you the same number as Virat and Rohit,” Manjrekar said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal in ODI
Due to apparent overcrowding in India’s top order in the format, Jaiswal had to wait until 2025 to make his ODI debut, despite having played the other two formats for almost two years already.
overall, Yashasvi Jaiswal Has played only 4 ODIs and scored 171 runs in them. Which also includes 116* runs in his last match, as mentioned by Manjrekar. Jaiswal currently has a batting average of 57 and strike rate of 86 in this format.
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