Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan was left disappointed after Sanju Samson was left out of the Indian squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia. Samson was a backup member of the squad for the 2023 Asia Cup but he came back before the final and was not included in the squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Pathan took to social media to post about the development and said that he would have been disappointed if he had been in Samson’s position. “If I am in Sanju Samson’s place now, I will be very disappointed…,” Irfan wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The virtual press conference to announce the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia took place on Monday.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced two different teams for the ODI series against Australia.
When I’m in the place of @IamSanjuSamson Now I will be very disappointed…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 18, 2023
While stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya have been rested for the first two ODIs, India will have a full strength squad for the third and final ODI. Ravichandran Ashwin has been given an ODI call-up.
KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the first two matches in Rohit’s absence, with Ravindra Jadeja as his deputy.
Indian teams –
For the first two ODIs vs Australia: KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
For third and final ODI vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel (depending on fitness ), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
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