Shame On Team Management! Twitter Furious As No.1 T20I Bowler Ravi Bishnoi Gets Dropped From Playing XI vs SA

Fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) were left fuming after the No.1 ranked bowler in the ICC Men’s T20I Rankings, Ravi Bishnoi, was left out of the playing XI in the second T20I against South Africa National Cricket Team.

The second T20I of the three-match series between the Suryakumar Yadav-led India National Cricket Team and the Aiden Markram-led South Africa National Cricket Team is currently underway at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 12.

The series opener between the teams was washed out as the rain played spoilsport. Now, the Men In Blue and the Proteas only have a handful of matches before nailing down their combination for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies.

Meanwhile, India made a lot of changes to their playing XI for the second T20I against the Proteas. The likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was sick, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, and Avesh Khan were left out and they were replaced by Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj.

The non-selection of Ravi Bishnoi came as a surprise for many as he recently delivered an absolutely exceptional performance for India in the home series against Australia National Cricket Team. He even bagged a Player of the Series award and climbed to the top spot in the ICC Men’s T20I Bowler Rankings.

The 23-year-old leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was terrific with the ball throughout the T20I series against Australia and finished as the leading wicket-taker.

He was very impactful in the powerplay overs in the series as he bowled 7 overs in this phase and picked up 5 wickets while conceding 45 runs. Overall, Bishnoi bagged 9 wickets at an average of 18.22 and an economy of 8.20 in the five-match T20I series against Australia.

Here’s How X (Twitter) Reacted To India Dropping Ravi Bishnoi From The Playing XI In The 2nd T20I:

No.1 Ranked T20i spinner Ravi Bishnoi is not playing tonight.

Shame on Team managment #INDvSA #TeamIndia #BCCIpic.twitter.com/xh3GvuAqVX

— ????? ? ? (@Zimbu12_) December 12, 2023

No.1 Ranked T20i spinner Ravi Bishnoi is not playing tonight. pic.twitter.com/jEz6Zd0D0j

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 12, 2023

How the hell you could drop Ravi Bishnoi? ?

— Mohit (@moheet) December 12, 2023

Both Ishan Kishan and Ravi Bishnoi aren't playing today. One of them will most probably play at No. 3 in upcoming World Cup and other is the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler. Strange selection from the management when we have only 5 T20Is before world cup.

— ??‍♂️ (@gattapogi) December 12, 2023

Is Ravi Bishnoi in the squad…if he's there and not picked in the 11 it's a sacrilege..what motivation does young players have if they are treated like this…shame on you India…if they had guys they shouldn't have picked him in the squad and faced the music from fans..

— Gummadam Narsing Rao (@GummadamRao) December 12, 2023

No1 ranked ravi bishnoi misses out today aswell #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/rSaQsBm2fd

— Manoj_42875 (@manojkryadav428) December 12, 2023

https://twitter.com/prateek_295/status/1734584952401113289?t=GQaBiOBN5P6I6Rr2mJPeJw&s=19

Indian team is like a government agency /PSU.

Seniority matters. Nothing else does unfortunately.

World number 1 T20I bowler, Man of the series vs Aus – Ravi Bishnoi is dropped.

Also Jadeja isn't good in T20s. He's made vice captain & an in form Axar is dropped. ?‍♂️ #SAvIND https://t.co/NCTDvxmSc1

— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) December 12, 2023

What kind of team selection is this? Disgraceful!
Ravi Bishnoi is the no.1 ranked T20I bowler. But he is dropped for Kuldeep! Seriously?
Shreyas Iyer was the highest run scorer in the previous match, Tilak was litterally dropped! But now… Alas!

Shame on lobbybazi! #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/1alQI1aSRw

— ?????? ? ????? #?????????? (@AneekDey108) December 12, 2023

Ravi Bishnoi aur kya kare team mein rahne ke liye ?? https://t.co/C9fo1PUeSX

— ? (@Cricsomaniac) December 12, 2023

How the hell you could drop Ravi Bishnoi? ?

— Mohit (@moheet) December 12, 2023

Ravi Bishnoi ko kyu nhi rakha aj ke match ?#indiavsafirca #T20Cricket

— ?Ankush24?? (@Ankush24439007) December 12, 2023

Player of the Match in previous two T20Is (Axar Patel) not a part of the team.

Player of the Series in the previous series (Ravi Bishnoi) not picked in the playing XI.

Player who scored a fifty and was a VC in previous T20I (Shreyas Iyer) dropped.#INDvSA #SAvIND

— Ajinkya Dhamdhere (@ajinkyasd) December 12, 2023

India dropped No.1 T20 bowler Ravi bishnoi.??? #SAvIND
Yeh batting depth wala concept kab khatam hoga.???? pic.twitter.com/l4jJmHMqyY

— خالد (@villa_310) December 12, 2023

Ravi Bishnoi has been dropped who is world number one bowler this called politics of game.

— Dharmendra Narayan (@Dharmen96679744) December 12, 2023

What the hell they dropped Ravi bishnoi what a move just amazing nice ?#INDvSA

— Ujjwal (@Ujjwal333) December 12, 2023