Sanju Samson took to social media to express his feelings after being left out of the Indian squad for the ODI series against Australia. The exclusion of the wicketkeeper-batsman came as a surprise as big stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were rested for the matches and Ravichandran Ashwin made a surprise return. However, India decided to use KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as wicket-keeping options. “It is what it is!! I choose to keep moving forward,” he posted on X (formerly known as 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.
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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