The BCCI announced India’s 18-member jumbo squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. A 15-member T20I squad was also named alongside for the T20I series against South Africa. A certain section of fans was upset about Ruturaj Gaikwad’s exclusion from both the Test and T20I squads. Many X users showcased their sympathy with him and said that his only fault is that he wears a yellow jersey, referring to the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. many fans hoped Ruturaj who will be leading India A squad will showcase his class in practice matches against Australia A, starting November 15.
Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead India A in two first-class games against Australia A in Mackay and Melbourne. While his deputy, Abhimanyu Easwaran, received his call-up for the India squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad recently led India C in the Duleep Trophy, where his team secured a second-place finish on the four-team points table. In the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, Gaikwad has impressed with 231 runs in two matches, including a standout 145 against Mumbai. Keeping his current form in mind, the fans were eager to see him in the team as a reserved or third-choice opener.
Here is how social media reacted
India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar series
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
India vs South Africa, T20I series: Full squad
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Ramandeep Singh (maiden call-up) Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak (maiden call-up), Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal
