Cricket fraternity reacts to India's squads for SA T20Is and England Test match

KL Rahul will captain India in SA T20Is; Karthik, Pandya return; Pujara included in Test squad for England.

By Jatin Sharma - 22 May, 2022

The Indian cricket fraternity reacted sharply to the Indian squads that were announced by the BCCI on May 22, 2022, for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa at home and the fifth Test against England in Edgbaston.

The BCCI announced a completely different 18-member squad for the five-match T20I series against South Africa which saw KL Rahul being named captain with Rishabh Pant as his deputy. The team saw the return of Dinesh Karthik to the Indian team after the 2019 World Cup and Hardik Pandya was also named in it.

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New additions to the squad were fast bowlers Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh, while a spin quartet of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, and Ravi Bishnoi were picked. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, and Avesh Khan were the other pacers in the squad.

When it came to the Test squad for the fifth rescheduled match against England, Cheteshwar Pujara made his return to the side after missing the Sri Lanka series at home, while the remainder of the squad remained the same.

However, players like Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, and Ishant Sharma were also the ones who missed out as they had been part of the previous India squad which toured England last year. Rahane has been ruled out of action for 2 months due to hamstring injury.

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Now the cricket fraternity on Twitter shared their opinions on the two Indian squads and we have some of the best reactions for you.

Check them here:

Delighted to see Avesh, Arshdeep & Umran Malik in the squad; and to think that Khaleel & Mohsin could have made the cut too; Good that the skills of Dinesh Karthik & Bhuvi have been recognised. Going to be tough on KL Rahul & Rishabh. Thought they might go straight to the test.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 22, 2022

Congratulations to Umran Malik for getting selected to the Indian team. Huge moment for this young lad.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 22, 2022

Except for Umran and Arshdeep, selectors haven’t gone by IPL performances, rather have maintained continuity of players from the last T20 WC and tour of Sri Lanka. Big omission for me is Shikhar Dhawan https://t.co/KBiabyY3NG
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 22, 2022

Richly deserved return to the Indian team @DineshKarthik, well done ????????
Good to see #KulCha and @hardikpandya7 back too!
India’s pace battery is now richer with two very talented bowlers, @arshdeepsinghh and Umran ????
Tripathi still doesn't get a spot though.
— Abhinav Mukund (@mukundabhinav) May 22, 2022

Must have been tough to leave out Rahul Tewatia. Arguably the best finisher on this season’s IPL#T20TeamIndia https://t.co/tQWtFW6VCg
— Syed Saba Karim (@SyedSabaKarim5) May 22, 2022

Kuldeep must be delighted for making it to this team but he must work even harder as lots of T20Is before World Cup. If he keep working hard like the IPL show, I m sure he will be in wc squad as well. #RPSwing #Cricket
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 22, 2022

Very pleased to see the progression of Arshdeep Singh from the victorious India U-19 team to the senior team #TeamIndia. Congrats to the @PunjabKingsIPL bowler
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) May 22, 2022

Big congratulations to Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh on getting into @BCCI squad for the series versus South Africa????????????????????????????????????????.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) May 22, 2022

Congratulations @arshdeepsinghh and Umran Malik for the India call-up! So proud to see your efforts paying off. All the best, lads ????
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 22, 2022

Proud of you @DineshKarthik ????
— abhishek nayar (@abhisheknayar1) May 22, 2022

By Jatin Sharma - 22 May, 2022

Cricket fraternity reacts to India's squads for SA T20Is and England Test match

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