The Indian team management did not play Yuzvendra Chahal or Harshal Patel in a single game at the T20 World Cup in 2022.
Losing by 10 wickets to England in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup dashed India’s ambitions of winning the tournament. Since their devastating loss, Indian fans and cricket analysts have harshly criticized the team’s leadership and captain, Rohit Sharma, for making questionable choices. While India’s coaching staff and players experimented with several lineups leading up to the T20 World Cup, they never gave Yuzvendra Chahal or Harshal Patel a chance to play.
However, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik lauded Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma for maintaining open lines of communication with both players, which he felt contributed to a positive atmosphere in the team camp.
“Those two gentlemen are the only ones in the competition who have yet to play a single game. Contrarily, they did not pout or show any signs of discontent. We warned them at the beginning of the tournament that unless certain circumstances are met, we will be facing off against them. In other words, they knew what was coming and were making the necessary preparations to make the most of any future opportunities “according to Cricbuzz user “Dinesh Karthik.”
“When the coach and captain are on the same page, I believe that the players’ jobs become much simpler. You start asking yourself what it is that you really need to do, and you realize that if those guys had been given the chance, they would have made the most of it. Nothing bad happened, and that’s the most you could hope for in terms of a team dynamic “Then he made an addition.
The white-ball series between India and New Zealand, which began on Friday in Wellington, follows the T20 World Cup.
The first Twenty20 International between New Zealand and India was called off on Friday in Wellington due to rain. There will be two more Twenty20 Internationals and then three One-Day Internationals played by India while they are in New Zealand on their trip.
Leading the Indian Twenty20 squad in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma is star all-rounder, Hardik Pandya, with wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant as his deputy.
Other than Rohit, star batters Virat Kohli and opener KL Rahul has also been given rests throughout the tour.
