Yuzvendra Chahal's omission from the T20 World Cup squad came as a surprise.
India's leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal wasn't picked for the upcoming T20 World Cup squad. The team was announced on Wednesday (September 8) and India named a spin-heavy side with Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy and even R Ashwin being named in the squad.
Ashwin, who has been a regular member of the Test squad, is making a comeback to the white-ball squad after 2017. The 22-year-old Rahul Chahar is the only leg-spinner in the squad, though Chakravarthy also bowls a different variety of leg-spin.
Chahal's wife, Dhanashree Verma posted an Instagram story after the squad was announced. She remembered her mother's words and said this too shall pass away. "Maa kehti hain, ki yeh waqt bhi guzar jaana hain. Sar utha ke jiyo kyunki, hunar aur ache karm hamesha saath dete hai", she wrote.
Dhanashree added, "Toh ji baat aisi hai ki, yeh waqt bhi guzar jaana hain. God is always great."
Chahal was recently on the Sri Lanka tour where he played two ODIs and a T20I match. He had bagged five wickets in ODIs and one wicket in the T20I before he was quarantined and subsequently tested positive after coming in contact with Krunal Pandya, who also tested positive.