Why did BCCI drop Rinku Singh from the top-15 of T20 World Cup? Sunil Gavaskar says, “It has not been good…” cricket news

Players like former all-rounder Irfan Pathan and former Australian captain Aaron Finch were surprised by big-hitter Rinku Singh not getting a place in the main Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in America, but the great Sunil Gavaskar held the blame for it. Poor form of the left-handed batsman in the current IPL. The BCCI on Tuesday announced a 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in the USA and West Indies in June, in which the middle-order batsman, who has played 15 T20 matches, has been kept in reserve, along with Shubman Gill, Khaleel. Has gone. Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

Pathan was one of the most vocal former players following the announcement, opining on ‘X’ that “Rinku’s recent performances for Team India should not have been ignored.” Former Australia white-ball captain Finch said he was “surprised” by the BCCI selectors choosing four spinners and not Rinku.

“I was surprised by the four spinners. I had Rinku and only two spinners,” Finch said on Star Sports.

West Indies great Ian Bishop also expressed his surprise at Rinku’s omission, saying, “So, if you are talking about surprises, I think Rinku Singh has performed quite well in international cricket. He has to average more than 60 or 70 in T20 to maintain.” In 15.

“So, that’s the only thing that has perked up my ears. So all I’m saying is that the extra spinner, someone like Axar (Patel) has been given preference over Rinku,” Bishop told Star Sports.

However, Gavaskar feels that Rinku’s form in the ongoing IPL has been the reason for her not being included in the main team. “Maybe his form hasn’t been good in this particular edition of the IPL. He hasn’t had that many chances, maybe that’s why they (selectors) haven’t picked him,” Gavaskar told Sports Today.

He said that he would have liked to see a player like left-arm fast bowler T Natarajan in the World Cup-going team.

“I was thinking like T Natarajan, the left-arm fast bowler. He is bowling very well, so thought he could be in the team.”

The former India captain had no doubt that the Rohit Sharma-led team would do well in the prestigious competition.

He said, “I don’t know the reason for it but this Indian team looks a very good team, there is no doubt about that. They have a lot of experience, they have some big hitters, they have variety in bowling also.” Opinion

India will go into this showpiece event with four spinners – Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav – and only three specialist fast bowlers, but Gavaskar believes that with all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was made Rohit’s deputy on Tuesday, This will happen. Perform the duties of fourth seamer.

“Well, for bowling, there is Hardik Pandya as well as a fourth seam bowler, maybe that’s why they (selectors) have gone with four spin bowlers. The West Indies pitches… will be a bit more for the fast bowlers. Help to the spinners.

“As we have seen in the IPL, the slower the balls are, the more difficult it is for the batsmen to hit and that’s probably why they have gone with the extra spinner,” Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar felt a lot of trouble and due to Shubman Gill’s “poor” performances in the IPL, the selectors considered him only as a reserve player.

“It’s a blessing for India, they have so many players. In fact, if you can make another team, that team will also be able to win this Cup with a little bit of luck.”

“So, sometimes it happens, sometimes you have to take a good player out, that seems to be the case with Gill. Again, his form has been poor in the last few matches. He Had a very good start to the IPL but the last few matches have been poor which has affected GT’s wins, Gill is winning scores, he is not scoring, he is not winning, Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar felt that there has been a change in “attitude” and “approach” in the Indian team, which had failed to make an impact in the last two editions of the T20 World Cup, which could help the Rohit-led side ensure they win the trophy.

“There has been a change in attitude, there has been a change in approach, which we saw in the 50-over World Cup (in India last year), and that bodes well for this (T20) World Cup as well.”

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