The focus is now on the white-ball format, with the Champions Trophy just a month away and the selectors expected to announce their 15-man squad by the end of this week, with speculation over which big-name players could be absent. has begun. Cut and fringe options that could make it into the Indian team.
According to a report in PTI, unfortunate senior batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will continue to be the mainstay of the batsmen in the Indian ODI team, but three senior cricketers could be at risk. The presence of KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja in the squad is likely to be discussed when the selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar meets this weekend to select the squad.
Rahul was vice-captain in the 2023 ODI World Cup after Hardik Pandya was injured and ultimately ruled out. The wicketkeeper-batsman also played an important role in the middle-order batting line-up. However, the Karnataka star was brought into the line-up as Rishabh Pant, who was expected to be the first-choice wicketkeeper for the Champions Trophy, was still recovering from injuries sustained after a car accident in December 2022. It was just that. They are expected to discuss whether it makes sense to select Rahul as the backup wicketkeeper for the impending ICC tournament.
Notably, Rahul played in both of India’s last two ODI assignments after the World Cup. He led the team as wicketkeeper on the tour to South Africa in 2023 and played with the gloves behind the stumps in two of India’s three matches in Sri Lanka in the summer of 2024.
Among the other players included is Ishan Kishan, who has not had a great performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, while Sanju, who has made a significant performance in his only appearance in the South Africa series after missing the opening match,・I didn’t choose Samson. game.
What about Jadeja and Shami?
The report further added that Axar Patel and Washington Sundar made a better case for being considered as spin all-rounders in white-ball tournaments ahead of Ravindra Jadeja, who batted poorly. He used to be like that.
As for Shami, despite being a senior pacer who returned to competitive action in October last year after being sidelined since the 2023 ODI World Cup due to an ankle problem, there has been insufficient communication between him and the team management regarding his fitness. It is not clear. Injury. In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took two wickets in eight overs in two matches and showed his skill with the bat with an unbeaten 42 against Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal is expected to get the go-ahead as a reserve opener. The youngster has proven to be India’s most promising long-range batsman, but he last played a List A match in November 2022 and is yet to earn an ODI cap. Overall, he scored 1511 runs in 32 innings at 453.96 with 5 runs scored. tons and 750.
