Indian management ignored 3 players who deserved a place in the squad against Zimbabwe

The Indian team will lock horns with Zimbabwe for three-match ODI series next month in August. Both teams will play these matches on the 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th of August respectively. Harare Sports Club will host all the matches of the series. Indian management has decided to rest the regular skipper from this tour citing the workload management.

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Along with Rohit, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, former skipper and senior batter Virat Kohli, and senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah will also miss this series. While the selectors have given a chance to some rising talented players. While few of the deserving players have missed the chance to play for India against Zimbabwe.

So, here we’ll discuss those three unlucky players who will not be a part of the Indian squad during the white-ball series against Zimbabwe.

Arshdeep Singh

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On the grounds of his stellar performances in the 2022 edition of the Indian T20 League, Arshdeep Singh got his maiden India call-up. He impressed everyone with his stunning start in international cricket as he bowled the first over of his T20I career a maiden one. Following that, he also scalped wickets for the team at crucial junctures in a couple of matches.

He has also bowled with a very good economy rate alongside his brilliant yorkers. He was first included in the squad of India for the five-match home T20I series. But he had to wait for the next four matches for his debut in T20 international cricket. Arshdeep played made his first international appearance against England in Southampton during the first T20I. He scalped two wickets by conceding just 18 runs in 3.3 over with a maiden and an impressive economy rate of 5.1 runs per over.

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Although, despite these performances, he couldn’t get a chance to feature in the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi is one of the players who are there in management’s plan for the setup of T20 internationals. However, the selector has not picked him in the squad of India for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Even after his good performances in the T20Is during the home series, the management didn’t give him chance in the T20 internationals played in England.

The young leg spinner has performed quite well in the 15^th edition of the Indian T20 League. He ended up scalping 13 wickets in 14 matches with an economy rate of 8.44. But still, he hasn’t got that many chances. Although, after a wait, the management gave him a chance to play in the final eleven of team India during the first T20I against the West Indies.

Prithvi Shaw

His omission is something that is not easy to accept by a few cricket experts and the thinkers of the game. He has played some brilliant knocks with his bat the last couple of months. In a bit shocking piece of news, Prithvi Shaw is also not a part of the Indian squad that will fly to Zimbabwe for three-match ODI series.

Batting in the Indian T20 League, Shaw scored 283 runs for Delhi and also missed a few games of the season. He was hospitalized due to typhoid. Earlier, his amazing performance in the Ranji Trophy as his batting helped his team to reach the finals. Shaw himself scored 355 runs in six matches.

But the selectors ignored this lad again while selecting the team for Zimbabwe and picked Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the role of openers.