Irfan Pathan upset with BCCI over Hardik Pandya's selection in T20 World Cup, 'Sends wrong message'

In the announcement, the BCCI said that Rohit Sharma would pb the pack, portion all-rounder Hardik Pandya would beryllium the vice-captain for India successful the tourney that volition commence connected 1 June successful the USA and West Indies.

Apart from the exclusion of cardinal players similar Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill from the 15-member squad, erstwhile cricketers are unhappy with the BCCI determination to grant Hardik Pandya the vice-captainship.

Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan, citing the actions taken against Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, asked the BCCI wherefore Hardik was favoured.

"Previously, Hardik Pandya held the captaincy, but Rohit Sharma took implicit for T20 matches. Post T20 World Cup, determination was a caller plan; they aimed for a younger squad with Pandya and Surya arsenic imaginable captains. Yet, questions originate regarding Pandya's show consistency and committedness to Indian cricket," Star Sports quoted Pathan arsenic saying.

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"Regular information successful home cricket is indispensable for serving Indian cricket passim the year. Injuries are inevitable, but due readying involving accordant lucifer play, including home cricket, is captious for a player's return. But past there's this 1 subordinate who returns from wounded without fulfilling the aforesaid requirements," helium added.

Wrong message:

According to Pathan, the BCCI's determination to name Hardik arsenic vice-captain sent the incorrect connection to the remainder of the team.

"That shouldn't hap due to the fact that it sends the incorrect connection to the remainder of the team. When they spot 1 subordinate receiving peculiar treatment, it disrupts the squad environment. Cricket isn't similar tennis; it's a squad athletics wherever equality is vital. Every subordinate should beryllium treated reasonably and equally. Regardless of whether you're a newcomer oregon a seasoned subordinate similar Rohit Sharma oregon Virat Kohli, cricket is simply a squad athletics archetypal and foremost. I've witnessed things successful the past, peculiarly during the T20 World Cup past year, that went against the principles of Indian cricket-instances wherever definite players were fixed undue advantage, which is unacceptable," helium said.

Bumrah arsenic India's VC:

Apart from questioning Hardik's enactment successful the squad, Pathan concluded that ace bowler Jasprit Bumrah would person been a amended prime arsenic vice-captain for India.

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"To win successful tournaments similar the World Cup, it's imperative that each subordinate is treated reasonably and equally. So, now, coming backmost to your question astir Hardik Pandya being vice-captain, I recognize the rationale down it owed to the value of continuity successful leadership. However, considering the existent performance, the selectors opting for continuity whitethorn beryllium understandable. Yet, I judge idiosyncratic similar Bumrah wouldn't person been a atrocious prime either," Pathan concluded.

India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

While Rinku Singh misses the spot successful the Final 15, helium has been named arsenic 1 of the reserves. He is connected the reserve list, including players similar Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.

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Published: 02 May 2024, 02:37 PM IST