Interestingly, Rishabh Pant is not included in either squad. The BCCI press release did not specify whether Pant was injured, rested, or dropped. The Delhi wicketkeeper did not play in the one-day internationals against Bangladesh because the BCCI decided to rest him ahead of the two-match Test series. Another notable absence is pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
While experienced players Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Rahul Dravid did not make the T20I squad, they have all been named to the ODI squad, which begins on January 10. Both squads do not include all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who had knee surgery, and pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who missed the T20 World Cup due to a back injury.
Shivam Mavi was the only surprise call-up, receiving his first call-up to the national squad. The 24-year-old UP pacer has been named to the three-match T20I series, which begins on January 3 in Mumbai.
While Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal are all in both squads, Kuldeep Yadav is only in the one-day squad.source: News NationDespite his eye-catching T20 numbers, Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw was overlooked by the selectors, who chose Ruturaj Gaikwad as one of three openers alongside Kishan and Shubman Gill.
The inability of India to complete the majority of powerplay overs has been a source of concern, and Shaw, despite having an incredible T20 strike-rate of 151.67, has been overlooked once again.
SQUADS:
T20I: Pandya (C), Kishan (wk), Gaikwad, Gill, Suryakumar (VC), Hooda, Tripathi, Samson, Washington, Chahal, Axar, Arshdeep, Harshal, Umran, Mavi, Mukesh.
ODI players: Rohit (C), Gill, Kohli, Suryakumar, Shreyas, Rahul (wk), Kishan (wk), Pandya (VC), Washington, Chahal, Kuldeep, Axar, Shami, Siraj, Umran, Arshdeep.
