'Justice for Abhimanyu Easwaran' - Fans slam selectors for dropping opener from series vs West Indies, Ajit Agarkar explains decision

Abhimanyu Easwaran was a part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Test series as well as the tour of England. However, he didn't get an opportunity to make his international debut. In the last three seasons, he has been in and around the Indian Test team for the last three seasons.

After the England tour, Easwaran's father, Ranganathan Easwaran, said that India's head coach Gautam Gambhir assured his son a long rope once he makes his debut. However, fans were surprised when the 30-year-old wasn't included in India's 15-man squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies.

Some fans took to social media and opined that it was unfair for Easwaran, who has been a consistent performer in domestic cricket, to be left out of the squad without even getting an opportunity to showcase his potential at the international level.

Take a look at fans' reaction to Easwaran's snub below:

Team India@FCteamINDIA

Abhimanyu Easwaran deserves a chance.

04:45 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Rajiv@Rajiv1841

Abhimanyu Easwaran man!! Indian team selects him under public's pressure coz he scores tons of runs in domestic cricket but doesn't give him 1 once to play. Used to get treated badly during Virat's era. Got similar treatment during Rohit's era and now Gambhir did the same.

01:28 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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kuldeep singh@kuldeep0745

The injustice against Abhimanyu Easwaran continues.He's not being rewarded for his good performances in domestic cricket. He was included in the squad for the BGT, but has now been dropped from the West Indies Test series. #INDvWI #AsiaCup #TeamIndia

12:56 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Sahil@Sahil___018

Abhimanyu Easwaran from 3 Years he was in the Squad without making Debut, Now he got Dropped Imagine what his family going through pic.x.com/EuClf9Px7z

BCCI@BCCI

🚨 Presenting #TeamIndia's squad for the West Indies Test series 🔽 #INDvWI | @IDFCFIRSTBank

01:19 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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soldiers village 🇮🇳@ChessMaster1902

Our parents were right-Cricket is all politics, focus on studies, it’ll actually take you somewhere. Abhimanyu Easwaran scored 10k+ runs, did everything right. Still no debut. This game doesn’t reward hard work-it rewards connections, camps & chamchagiri. A harsh reality. 😔

02:04 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Chai_Sutta@Chai_SuttaGuy

The injustice against Abhimanyu Easwaran continues like Sarfraz Khan. No place in team against West Indies If you are not selecting players on the basis of domestic then what's the point of domestic leagues.

03:32 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Harsh 17@harsh03443

I saw many undeserving players getting chances but Abhimanyu Easwaran with these stats is just traveling with the team since 5 years without a single game. Then what’s the point of all this if BCCI & selectors keep ignoring him? High time he should retire & play for other country

05:23 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Pratyush Halder@pratyush_no7

🚨 Easwaran in 1st Class Cricket :- Matches - 104 Runs - 7886 Avg - 48.7 Sr - 54.2 💯 - 27 He has already done beyond what's needed. @BCCI pls stop playing with him. 🙏 No point to pick him in OS tours, benching & dropping him in the next series. 🥀 🇮🇳

02:27 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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Saabir Zafar@Saabir_Saabu01

Still no Abhimanyu Easwaran! 💔 The wait for Abhimanyu Easwaran's Test debut continues... I think, he is the most unluckiest cricketer on the planet for sure. 🥲 #AbhimanyuEaswaran #INDvWI

01:44 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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kuldeep singh@kuldeep0745

abhimanyu Easwaran is a proven player who has the technique and patience required for Test cricket.Abhimanyu's domestic stats are far better than Devdutt's. But he has been dropped from the team and Devdutt Padikkal, who had flop in the bgt, has been selected. #INDvWI #AsiaCup

01:13 PM · Sep 25, 2025

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We can only pick 15: Ajit Agarkar

During the press conference in Dubai, where the team was announced by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, the question about Easwaran's absence did come up. The former India pacer said that a third opener wasn't needed for a home series. In case there is a need for a third opener, Agarkar said that Easwaran could be flown in.

"Normally, when you travel, you carry 16 or 17. You take a third opener. Here if there is an injury or something, you can always fly a guy out. Here we have an extra all-rounder in Axar Patel, who wasn't part of the England tour. We can only pick 15," Agarkar said.

"There is nothing to his story. KL and Jaiswal have done well, so we don't need a third opener in the squad. If need be, we can fly him and play a Test," he added.