SHOCKING! Rishabh Pant not included for Sri Lanka ODIs, T20s; Shikhar Dhawan dropped from ODI

New Delhi, De 28: With the New Year coming up, shocking developments are happening in the selection of squads of the Indian cricket team. After a series of poor shows, Rishabh Pant has been dropped from India vs Sri Lanka series which includes three T20Is and as many ODIs. The most shocking was Shikhar Dhawan shown doors in the ODI squad.

 

This came after the All India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday announced India's squads for the upcoming white-ball home series against Sri Lanka to be held in January 2023.

 

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead India's T20I squad against Sri Lanka in the three-match series. Suryakumar Yadav has been named vice-captain of the Indian T20I team. Speaking of ODI, Rohit Sharma will lead the pack and Hardik Pandya will don the hat of vice-captain.

 

 

Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson have returned to the T20 fold. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are still not available for selection. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul are not part of India's T20I squad. Meanwhile, uncapped Indian pacers and IPL big buys Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar received their maiden T20I call-up against Sri Lanka.

 

 

Rohit Sharma struggled to live up to his 'Hitman' tag numerous times in 2022. In two Tests this year, Rohit scored 90 runs at an average of 30, with the best score of 46. In eight ODIs, he scored 249 runs at an average of 41.50, with three half-centuries and a best of 76*. Rohit scored 656 runs in 29 T20I innings this year at an average of 24.29 and strike rate of 134.42, with three half-centuries and the best score of 72.

 

India's squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar.

 

India's squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh.