BCCI and the selectors are the reason why India lost in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final, said Minister V. Shivankutty Sivankutty said this through a Facebook note after the India-England semi match. Sivankutty was angry that Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik, who did not even cross double figures in a single game, were replaced by Sanju Samson, who is a good power hitter and an average batsman. Sivankutty also asks BCCI to stop this quota game.
Shivankutty’s Facebook post:
It is unfortunate that India lost to England in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals. There is pain in it. BCCI and the selectors are the reason for this defeat. Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik have made it to the World Cup team as wicketkeeper/batter. Take a look at their performance in the World Cup. Neither of them managed to cross double figures even in a single game. Both were picked in the team ahead of Sanju Samson, who is a good power hitter, in form and has a good average. I made it clear at that stage that this was completely unfair.
Look at another example. Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the vice-captain in the upcoming New Zealand series in ODIs and T20Is. In other words, the agenda is to keep him in the team no matter how out of form he is. Sanju is included only as a batter. One more thing. The Bangladesh ODI squad for the series has been announced. There is also Rishabh Pant, Sanju is not there. Will BCCI stop this quota game? I will say it out loud that the World Cup title was derailed due to bias.
English Summary: BCCI and selectors are responsible for India’s defeat in T20 world cup, says V Sivankutty