IND vs ZIM 2022: "Why Ishan Kishan? Why no Rahul Tripathi?" - Twitterati bemused as the India batter continues to warm the benches
Team India left out Rahul Tripathi as they named their playing XI for the third ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Monday, August 22.
The Men in Blue have already wrapped up the series, having won the first two games. KL Rahul and Co. thrashed the hosts by 10 wickets in the first game before beating them by five wickets in the second.
With the series done and dusted, fans thought that the management would give the fringe players some game time and give them a taste of international cricket. However, India persisted with the same batting line-up and made two changes in the bowling department. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna made way for Deepak Chahar and Avesh Khan in the playing XI.
Fans were certainly not happy to see Tripathi not getting an opportunity to present his case in the dead rubber. They slammed the management for wasting his talents by leaving him out of the first XI.
Here are some of the reactions:
Rahul Tripathi deserved a chance 😢
@BCCI Again another series where Rahul Tripathi made the squad but didn’t get to play, why you select him if you don’t even play him against Zimbabwe when INDIA have already won the series?
He deserved a chance 💔
#INDvsZIM #Rahultripathi #IndianCricketTeam https://t.co/kbbSbn8L8G
@BCCI Rahul Tripathi deserved to play today. Why pick him in squad if you can’t give him game time?
@CricCrazyJohns Really wanted to see Rahul tripathi
@BCCI Release Rahul Tripathi at least he wil roam around and watch beautiful spots to visit in Zimbabwe
Feeling sad for Rahul Tripathi he atleast deserved one game
#rahultripathi unlucky and should have they given chances to others not played #bcci #indvszim
Why Ishan kishan? Why not Rahul tripathi ?
@BCCI
#INDvsZIM #ishankishan #rahultripathi #KLRahul
@BCCI One of the worst boards in World Cricket is BCCI. Rahul Tripathi can bat at any positions. Give him a chance. I think he will replace Rohit after his retirement who knows
@BCCI We selected Rahul tripathi and Ruturaj just be water boys?
Again another series where Rahul Tripathi made the squad but didn’t get to play, why you select him if you don’t even play him against Zimbabwe when INDIA have already won the series?
@BCCI @teamindia @cricketindia if you have won the series than why you are not giving chance to the new player like @rahultripathi and if you dont give chance to play then why have you selected him kindly answer
@BCCI Feeling Sad for #RahulTripathi
He deserves a chance
He performs likes a SKY
He is a team man player...
@BCCI 2-0 se series win kr li ab to rahul tripathi ko moka dena tha
@BCCI Why They keep giving chances to useless ishan why not try Rahul tripathi
@VineetVinayak07 @BCCI Ishan in ODI ?? Really ? U think he is odi kinda player
Rutu or Rahul tripathi should play in place of ishan
Ishan is playing coz of left right combo
Rahul Tripathi has waited for a long time to get a maiden India call up and now looks like he has to wait equally long to get his debut 🥲
Tripathi has been in stupendous form with the bat in the last couple of IPL seasons. In IPL 2022, the right-handed batter slammed 413 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 158.24.
“It will be unfair if they don’t get a game" - Robin Uthappa on Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi's absence
Veteran cricketer Robin Uthappa believes the likes of Gaikwad and Tripathi have waited in the wings for quite a while to get some game time.
Speaking to Sony Sports Network ahead of the third ODI, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer stated:
"Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rahul Tripathi have been waiting in the wings for a while. It will be unfair if they don’t get a game and it will also be unfair to the youngsters who are playing right now, for example, Shubman Gill, who is in such great form.”
Both Tripathi and Gaikwad are not part of the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 squad and it seems they will have to wait a little longer to represent India once again.