Denmark's Kaneria has questioned the BCCI selectors about Rinku Singh's exclusion.©
Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has questioned the BCCI selectors over the exclusion of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Rinku Singh from the 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Rinku has been included in the traveling reserves for the tournament, but fans and pundits are of the opinion that the batsman should have been part of the main squad. During a recent interaction, Kaneria suggested that Rinku should have been part of the squad. Instead, Kaneria felt that Mumbai Indians (MI) should have missed out on Hardik Pandya purely because of his poor returns in the ongoing IPL.
“India has a reputation for producing quality cricketers. Of late, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are prime examples of this. Mayank Yadav has also surprised everyone with his raw pace, and so has Abhishek Sharma with his powerful batting skills. What Rinku regards In this case, I also believe that he should have been part of the Indian T20 World Cup squad If I consider the performance of the IPL, Hardik Pandya should have been the one who has not shown consistency You already have Shivam Dube. , who has done well for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Overall the squad looks good but Dube and Rinku would have been a powerful combination for India later on,” Kaneria told Sports Now. interview.
Meanwhile, Rinku had a horror performance in his first match since being left out of the T20 World Cup.
During the match between KKR and Mumbai Indians on Friday, Rinku scored just nine runs off eight balls before being dismissed by Piyush Chawla.
Despite Rinku's flop show, KKR defeated MI by 24 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
Chasing an under-par 170, Mumbai lost wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 145 off 18.5 overs.
This was KKR's first win over Wankhede in 12 years and seventh from 10 matches this season.
MI dropped to ninth position in the 10-team league after their eighth defeat in 11 matches.
KKR are at the second position and are well poised to make it to the play-offs.
(With AFP inputs)
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