Ruturaj Gaikwad deserves a place: Srikkanth

There's too much of favouritism in selection: Srikkanth

How can you drop Rinku Singh?: Srikkanth

Former Indian batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth who was also the Chief Selector of the team when India lifted the 2011 World Cup, has alleged favouritism in the selection of the 2024 T20 World Cup squad. “Shubman Gill is totally out of form, but why he’s selected in the team. There’s no doubt that Ruturaj Gaikwad deserves a place. He scored more than 500 runs in 17 innings. Also he scored a century against Australia. Shubman Gill is selectors’ delight. He gets chance even if he fails. He finds place even if he fails in Test, ODIs and T20s.There’s too much of favouritism in selection. The team selection is all about favouritism(sic),” he said on his YouTube channel. 

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He was particularly outraged over the exclusion of Indian batsman Rinku Singh. “Rinku Singh has been spoken about all over the world. He has performed in every opportunity he has got. How can you drop Rinku Singh? You drop anyone else, it doesn’t matter. In my view, Rinku Singh should have been there, even if that meant you had to drop Yashasvi Jaiswal. He has played match-winning knocks in South Africa. Remember the game against Afghanistan in which Rohit scored a hundred? India was 22 for 4, and from there, they scored 212. Rinku played a crucial Knock. He has given his all whenever he played for India. This is rubbish, rubbish selection. Why do you need 4 spinners? All of them have to go? You have made the selection to please a few people and you have made Rinku Singh a scapegoat,” Srikkanth mentioned.