IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Shivam Mavi Didn't Deserve A Place In India's T20 Squad vs Sri Lanka

Shivam Mavi is one of the uncapped players who has been picked in the India squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. The IND vs SL T20I series starts on January 3. The series will witness three matches.

Hardik Pandya is the skipper of India in the IND vs SL T20I series. As some key players are rested for the series, some uncapped players have been picked for the series. Shivam Mavi is one of them. Here we take a glance at 3 reasons why Shivam Mavi didn’t deserve a place in India’s T20 squad vs Sri Lanka.

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IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Shivam Mavi Didn’t Deserve A Place In India’s T20 Squad vs Sri Lanka

3. No International Experience

Shivam Mavi has no international experience in his kitty. The right-arm medium pacer has never played any international game. As a result, he might be benched in all three games too. Some other all-rounders with less international experience should have been part of the IND vs SL T20I series instead of Mavi.

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2. Poor Show in IPL 2022

Often, players giving good performances in IPL are given opportunities to make a T20I debut. However, if we take a look at Shivam Mavi’s stats in IPL 2022, it was poor. In IPL 2022, Shivam Mavi played 5 games for Kolkata Knight Riders.

He picked 5 wickets in 5 games for the team at a high economy of 10.88. As a result, he was benched in other games. In spite of his poor show in IPL 2022, Mavi was given a chance in the INS vs SL T20I series.

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1. Lacks Batting Strength

Hence, he lacks the power to score runs if the need arises. If selectors wanted an all-rounder, they could have gone with some others who have good strength with the bat.

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