India vs New Zealand: Hardik Pandya confronted the wrath of followers after Prithvi Shaw didn’t get an opportunity to play within the second T20I of the three-match collection.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 29, 2023 18:58 IST
Hardik slammed after Shaw doesn’t get likelihood in 2nd T20I vs NZ. Courtesy: PTI
By India Today Web Desk: India captain Hardik Pandya confronted the wrath of followers after Prithvi Shaw didn’t get an opportunity to play within the second T20I towards New Zealand on Sunday, January 29 on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Shaw was earlier picked within the T20I squad after his stupendous efficiency on the home stage. The right-hander scored a triple-century within the Ranji Trophy and made heads flip. Shaw hasn’t donned the nationwide colors since India’s tour of Sri Lanka again in July 2021.
India misplaced the primary T20I by 27 runs and will likely be seeking to make a comeback within the collection in Lucknow. During the toss, Hardik mentioned that the one change India made for the match was bringing in leg-spin bowler Yuzvendra Chahal for quick bowler Umran Malik.
It meant that Chahal and Kuldeep acquired to play in an XI after fairly a while. India haven’t misplaced a T20I collection at residence for practically 4 years. But after conceding a 1-0 result in the Black Caps, the Men in Blue are in peril of dropping one.
Fans, within the meantime, bashed skipper Hardik and head coach Rahul Dravid for not selecting the right-handed Shaw within the eleven.
“Prithvi Shaw was possibly picked just to silence the growing demand after his Ranji triple hundred..not sure he would get the game next and another T20 series is far away,” one of many followers wrote.
“The Indian captain said: People wanted to see KulCha play and they will be happy. Well, we actually wanted Prithvi Shaw too, Hardik,” one other fan wrote.
Prithvi Shaw was probably picked simply to silence the rising demand after his Ranji triple hundred..unsure he would get the sport subsequent and one other T20 collection is much away.
— movieman (@movieman777) January 29, 2023
The Indian captain mentioned: People needed to see KulCha play and they are going to be blissful.
Well, we truly needed Prithvi Shaw too, Hardik.
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu ðŸ (@APTalksCricket) January 29, 2023
What a joke is that this yuzi comes rather than umran as an alternative of arshdeep who ought to have been overlooked
And Still gill and ishan are taking part in as an alternative of prithvi Shaw
Is this a joke @BCCI
— He Tweets (@cricket7tweets) January 29, 2023
And that is precisely a mindless thought by Pandya.
— Sai Harsha Vardhan (@saiharsha198) January 29, 2023
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Jan 29, 2023