Severity:
The next big series after this Asia Cup is the T20 World Cup. The BCCI selectors are actively engaged in the process of selecting the team as they have to give the Indian team by September 15.
95% of people:
Captain Rohit Sharma, who gave an interview during the Asia Cup, said that 90-95% of the players who will play in this Asia Cup will definitely be included in the T20 World Cup team. This means that Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Jadeja (who is suffering from injury) and Ravi Bishnoi will not get a place in the T20 World Cup.
Substitutes:
Bumrah in place of Avesh Khan, Axar Patel in place of Jadeja, an extra fast bowler in place of Ravi Bishnoi and a backup opener in place of Deepak Hooda are almost certain.
Backup Opener:
KL Rahul’s only action was against Afghanistan in the last match of the Asia Cup. Thus, it is said that BCCI is not fully satisfied with him. He will get a place in the World Cup XI only if he proves his ability in the next series in Australia and South Africa. Otherwise, it has been reported that it has been decided to give space to the backup opener.
Thus, BCCI is forced to choose the right person as the backup opener. In this case, this matter was discussed in the meeting held this afternoon. At that time, it is said that they have decided to include Sanju Samson saying that only he can deal with extra bounce balls in Australian soil.
Don’t you want him?
Next they talked about the place of reserve. When a BCCI official suggested that Shreyas Iyer should be included as a reserve player, one of the selectors said, “Don’t you know that Shreyas Iyer has been stumbling against Bavansar lately? In response to adding him, he may not play.” Following this, it has been reported that they have decided to include Ruduraj Gaikwat.