Former Pakistani spin bowler Danish Kaneria has raised questions over BCCI for not picking Rinku Singh in India’s T-20 World Cup squad. However, Rinku Singh has been added to Team India’s traveling reserves along with Shubman Gill and Khaleel Ahmed.
In his recent interaction, Danish Kaneria feels that Rinku should have been in India’s World Cup squad, but Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya should not have been selected due to his poor form in the ongoing IPL season.
Danish Kaneria further went on to praise team India for producing quality young players and even feels that team India have got more match winners in this year’s IPL like Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Mayank Yadav.
In his recent interaction with The Times Now Danish Kaneria said, “India has a reputation for producing quality cricketers. In recent times, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Angkrish Raghuvanshi are prime examples of it. Mayank Yadav, too, has surprised everyone with his raw pace, and so has Abhishek Sharma with his power-hitting capabilities. As far as Rinku’s case is concerned, I also feel that he should’ve been a part of India’s World Cup team. If I take the ongoing IPL’s performances into consideration, then Hardik Pandya should’ve been the one to miss out. He hasn’t shown any consistency at all. You already have Shivam Dube, who has been doing well for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Overall, the squad looks good, but Dube and Rinku would’ve been a powerful combination for India down the order.”
Team India’s World Cup squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashashvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav. Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal. Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, and Avesh Khan
