For over 24 hours, Rohit Sharma has been a hot topic among cricket fans as he may retire after the ODI against England at Lord’s. If Rohit withdraws from the One Day International format, Yashasvi Jaiswal can be considered as an immediate replacement.
In an online discussion among a group of journalists, an important question was raised: why did the selectors not choose Jaiswal as the third opening batsman for the ODI series against Afghanistan? In response to this, Dainik Jagran reporter Abhishek Tripathi claimed that out of anger the selectors did not select Jaiswal for the series.
Rohit Sharma may soon announce his retirement from ODI
According to some reports, Rohit Sharma may soon announce his retirement from the ODI format. However, there has been no official confirmation of this. It is believed that before the next ODI World Cup to be held in 2027, the Indian team management wants to secure the services of young opener Jaiswal permanently.
Compared to the past few performances of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jaiswal’s batting statistics are more than impressive. Since Rohit Sharma is still active in this format with his desire to represent the country in the upcoming ODI World Cup, the selectors found it difficult to include the rising opener in place of the former Indian cricketer who won the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Why was Yashasvi Jaiswal not selected for the ODI series against Afghanistan?
During online conversations, it was claimed that Jaiswal was included in the selectors’ plans during the series against Afghanistan, but ultimately he was not selected only because of Rohit Sharma. According to Abhishek Tripathi, the selectors did not include Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team for Afghanistan vs ODI due to anger.
Since Rohit was in the squad to play all three matches of the 3-match ODI competition, the selection of Yashasvi Jaiswal as the third opener went in vain, as he had to sit on the bench during the entire series.
Another journalist on the discussion panel, Kushan Sarkar, who works for news agency PTI, came up with a different theory. According to Kushan, Jaiswal was not selected due to the possible rotation policy.
Rohit Sharma was not part of the selectors’ plans for the series against Afghanistan.
Abhishek immediately rejected Kushan’s claims and raised the question, ‘Why did the selectors not choose Yashasvi Jaiswal as the third opener for the ODI against Afghanistan?’
The Kushans had no answer to this, and Abhishek’s ‘anger’ theory seems logical as they had no other claims to counter it. He also told that Rohit Sharma was going to be dropped from the team after the Afghanistan series.
Abhishek Tripathi said, “The selectors were not going to pick Rohit Sharma after the Afghanistan series… The selectors did not pick Yashasvi Jaiswal for the ODI series against England out of anger because they felt that if Rohit Sharma was being selected, then Jaiswal’s career should not be ruined by keeping him on the bench.”
-The selectors were not going to select Rohit Sharma after the Afghanistan series.
-The selectors did not select Yashasvi Jaiswal for the ODI series against England out of anger because they felt that if Rohit Sharma was being selected then Jaiswal’s career might get ruined… pic.twitter.com/orFAxXbtcu
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