India vs Australia 2019: 3 Indian players who should not have made it to the T20I squad
The Indian national selectors announced the squad for the T20 series against Australia. Some key players were expected to be rested for the series but the selectors opted to field a strong side against the Aussies. The only front line player who has been rested is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. While Mayank Markande is the only new face in the team.
India's squad for the T20I series: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Siddarth Kaul, Mayank Markande
It was a very peculiar situation for the selectors as there is very little to gain from this series. The entire focus is on picking the best possible squad for the World Cup and it wouldn't have been a bad idea to take this opportunity to get in young players like Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan in the team. We will look at 3 players who should not have made it to India's T20 squad against Australia.
#3 Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav has often been guilty of being inconsistent in limited-overs cricket. The speedster has been given ample amount of chances in the Indian ODI and T20 team, but unfortunately he has been wayward and leaked too many runs. After a good season for RCB in IPL 2018, Umesh was selected in India's limited-overs squads for the tour of England. However, he once again failed to keep things tight and was dropped from both the squads. But in a baffling move by the selectors, Umesh is back in the T20 squad. The 31-year-old hasn't really done anything special after being dropped and in fact he is in danger of losing his place in the Test side too. A young fast bowler in place of Umesh would have been a better pick.