Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Sat, 19 Feb 2022 06:12 PM IST
Summary
When Chetan Sharma was announcing the team, he was asked a question related to Hardik Pandya in the press conference. At this they were furious. Hardik did not return to Team India once again. He has been out since the T20 World Cup due to fitness issues.
Chetan Sharma and Hardik Pandya
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The Indian team for the T20 and Test series against Sri Lanka was announced on Saturday (February 19). Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha were dropped when Rohit Sharma became the new captain of the Test team. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested in T20Is. When Chief Selector Chetan Sharma was announcing the team, he was asked a question related to Hardik Pandya in the press conference. At this they were furious.
Hardik Pandya’s return did not happen once again in Team India. He has been out since the T20 World Cup due to fitness issues. Hardik has been made the captain of the new IPL team Gujarat Titans. The 15th season of IPL will start at the end of March. Hardik will be seen playing in it.
On which question did Chetan Sharma get angry?
Chetan Sharma was asked in the press conference – Hardik is not playing in the first class nor is there any update regarding fitness. Hardik will be fit before IPL and will play in IPL. Then on that basis he will also get a place in Team India. What do you have to say on this?
Chetan while answering the question said that we have asked all the players to play in domestic cricket. We are keeping an eye on the players who are playing in domestic cricket. As far as team selection is concerned, five members of the selection committee together choose the team. No one will tell us who we will choose and who will not. You don’t follow a child. Support him. We must not forget that he has performed brilliantly for the country.
Hardik is not 100% fit
Hardik was asked by the BCCI and the selection committee to work on his fitness. He was asked to go to the National Cricket Academy. According to Chetan Sharma, Hardik is not yet fit to return to Team India. He said, “Hardik was an important part of the Indian team. We will reconsider his name when he is 100 per cent fit.”
Indian squad for T20 series against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (capt), Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Sanju Samson (wk) , Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan.
Indian squad for test series against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Mohammed Shami , Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar.