IND vs SA: 3 Indian Players Who Deserved A Spot In India Squad vs South Africa

IND vs SA: 3 Indian Players Who Deserved A Spot In India Squad vs South Africa. The BCCI announced an 18-member India squad for the five-match T20I series against South Africa. The first T20I will be played in Delhi on June 9th. The following four games will be held at Cuttack, Vishakhapatnam, Rajkot, and Bangalore on June 12, June 14, June 17, and June 19 respectively.

Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik received their maiden India call-ups for the five-match series. The squad also saw the return of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Kuldeep Yadav. KL Rahul will lead the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma who has been rested for the series along with a few other senior Indian players.

While the BCCI named a young squad with good potential, they missed out on including a few deserving players who have done enough to be included in the series. In this article, we take a look at three players who deserved to be included in this India squad for the SA series.

IND vs SA: 3 Indian Players Who Deserved A Spot In India Squad vs South Africa

Rahul Tripathi

If there was one cricket who deserved to be selected in the Indian squad for the series, it was Rahul Tripathi. He has been one of the most consistent uncapped performers in the IPL. Playing for SRH in IPL 2022, he scored over 400 runs and played a number of important innings for the side.

He is the top scorer among all the uncapped players in the IPL. Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden spoke very vocally about the inclusion of Tripathi after his recent performance in the IPL. Given that he is not selected for the home series, Triapthi’s wait to make his India debut continues.

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Shikhar Dhawan

Another consistent performer in the IPL, Shikhar Dhawan too, has been overlooked for the series. IPL 2022 was another 400-plus season for the southpaw. With many senior cricketers rested, Dhawan was primed to be selected and also lead the side. However, as it turned out, he is not a part of the India squad as KL Rahul will be the captain of the side that has been announced.

T Natarajan

Given that Arshdeep Singh is the only left-arm seamer who has been included in the squad, Natarajan could have been another good addition to the squad. Nattu made a return to the IPL after completely recovering from his knee injury. He ended the season with 18 wickets from 11 matches and bowled the tough overs in the matches. He would have been a good value addition to the side.

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