Team India is slated to tour England for a long and gruelling series this year. The tour stretches over two months and will be one of the biggest challenges for the team ahead of the World Cup 2019. The Indian team will play 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs that will be followed by a 5-match Test series. The team, after having done decently well in South Africa will be wanting to find some success in England too.

The last two tours to England were quite embarrassing and they will want to make a statement this time around. The squads for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahul-umesh-yadav-set-odi-recall-rayudu-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20I and ODI series</strong></a> were announced earlier on Tuesday. There were quite a few surprising picks in the squads that raised quite a few eyebrows and also there were some shocking omissions.

Here are the five shocking exclusions in the ODI and T20I squads:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-247280" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247280" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Daredevils&#8217; Rishabh Pant in action. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rishabh-pant-not-concerned-india-berth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rishabh Pant</strong></a> has played two games in the Nidahas Trophy for India but hasn&#8217;t found great success in those games. However, he has set the IPL on fire this year. He paid back the faith Delhi Daredevils had in him and played some fabulous knocks. He is one of the leading run-scorers this year. In 10 games thus far, Pant has scored 393 runs at an average close to 40.

But, the selectors haven&#8217;t picked him in the side. Out-of-form Manish Pandey was given a nod ahead of the dangerous left-handed batsmen. Rishabh Pant would have definitely felt disappointed with this exclusion but he has rightly paid the price for not living up to the expectations in the Indian colours.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-247476" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247476" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

Ajinkya Rahane was named the captain of the Test team that will be playing Afghanistan in June. Considering this, he was also expected to retain his spot in the ODI side. Rahane was handed over the responsibility of batting at the No 4 position in the South Africa series. He responded well and has played some good knocks at that position. It was expected that the team will persist with him for a bit longer.

But, that wasn&#8217;t to be the case. Rahane was axed from the ODI squad which is probably due to his inability to accelerate at crucial times. Also, players like KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu have performed terrifically well this year in the IPL. Hence, Rahane had to forgo his spot in the squad.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-249250" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mohammed-Siraj.jpg" alt="Mohammed Siraj" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-249250" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption>

Mohammad Siraj is a fast-improving bowler. Although he didn&#8217;t have the greatest of IPL this year, he has shown a lot of promise. He bowled the difficult overs for RCB in most of the games this season. He didn&#8217;t pick as many wickets as he would like but has fared fairly well.

Siraj would have expected that he would get another go with the Indian team. But, sadly, he was axed from the T20I side and is currently replaced by Siddarth Kaul. Siraj will have to work on a few aspects of his game and should try and curtail down the runs for the batsmen if he has to get another go which looks tough at the moment.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel of KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

On a serious note, Axar Patel hasn&#8217;t done much wrong to be axed from the side. In fact, he was in the squad for both the ODI and T20I series against South Africa. Furthermore, he was also picked for the Nidahas Trophy earlier this year. But, he only got very few chances in these series. Such is the competition in the Indian team is that it is very tough to find a place in the XI.

So was the case with Axar and only made it to the playing XI for the last T20I against South Africa. He didn&#8217;t really get many chances to prove his worth and one would feel that it is unfair to axe him from the squad. But with so much talent coming in, the selectors would have found it tough to accommodate him in the playing XI for the upcoming series.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-246726" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Vijay-Shankar.jpg" alt="Vijay Shankar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-246726" class="wp-caption-text">Vijay Shankar plays a shot. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

To be very honest, every Indian fan would have wished that he should be axed from the Indian team after that performance in the Nidahas Trophy final. But, when we look at the other side of the coin, that was the first ever big final that he was playing. He was under immense pressure which finally got the better of him.

However, he is one of the few fast-bowling all-rounders in India where finding batsmen who can bowl quickly is a rarity. It is also to be noted that he started bowling quick only about a year back. Furthermore, he showed some promise with the bat for the Delhi Daredevils in a few innings. But with Hardik Pandya coming back in, it was inevitable that he was to be dropped which is somewhat unfair.

<p>Team India is slated to tour England for a long and gruelling series this year. The tour stretches over two months and will be one of the biggest challenges for the team ahead of the World Cup 2019. The Indian team will play 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs that will be followed by a 5-match Test series. The team, after having done decently well in South Africa will be wanting to find some success in England too.</p>
<p>The last two tours to England were quite embarrassing and they will want to make a statement this time around. The squads for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahul-umesh-yadav-set-odi-recall-rayudu-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20I and ODI series</strong></a> were announced earlier on Tuesday. There were quite a few surprising picks in the squads that raised quite a few eyebrows and also there were some shocking omissions.</p>
<h3>Here are the five shocking exclusions in the ODI and T20I squads:</h3>
<h3>1. Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_247280" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-247280" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-247280" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247280" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Daredevils’ Rishabh Pant in action. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rishabh-pant-not-concerned-india-berth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rishabh Pant</strong></a> has played two games in the Nidahas Trophy for India but hasn’t found great success in those games. However, he has set the IPL on fire this year. He paid back the faith Delhi Daredevils had in him and played some fabulous knocks. He is one of the leading run-scorers this year. In 10 games thus far, Pant has scored 393 runs at an average close to 40.</p>
<p>But, the selectors haven’t picked him in the side. Out-of-form Manish Pandey was given a nod ahead of the dangerous left-handed batsmen. Rishabh Pant would have definitely felt disappointed with this exclusion but he has rightly paid the price for not living up to the expectations in the Indian colours.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Ajinkya Rahane</h3>
<figure id="attachment_247476" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-247476" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-247476" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247476" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ajinkya Rahane was named the captain of the Test team that will be playing Afghanistan in June. Considering this, he was also expected to retain his spot in the ODI side. Rahane was handed over the responsibility of batting at the No 4 position in the South Africa series. He responded well and has played some good knocks at that position. It was expected that the team will persist with him for a bit longer.</p>
<p>But, that wasn’t to be the case. Rahane was axed from the ODI squad which is probably due to his inability to accelerate at crucial times. Also, players like KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu have performed terrifically well this year in the IPL. Hence, Rahane had to forgo his spot in the squad.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Mohammad Siraj</h3>
<figure id="attachment_249250" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-249250" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-249250" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mohammed-Siraj.jpg" alt="Mohammed Siraj" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-249250" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Mohammad Siraj is a fast-improving bowler. Although he didn’t have the greatest of IPL this year, he has shown a lot of promise. He bowled the difficult overs for RCB in most of the games this season. He didn’t pick as many wickets as he would like but has fared fairly well.</p>
<p>Siraj would have expected that he would get another go with the Indian team. But, sadly, he was axed from the T20I side and is currently replaced by Siddarth Kaul. Siraj will have to work on a few aspects of his game and should try and curtail down the runs for the batsmen if he has to get another go which looks tough at the moment.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>4. Axar Patel</h3>
<figure id="attachment_206208" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel of KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>On a serious note, Axar Patel hasn’t done much wrong to be axed from the side. In fact, he was in the squad for both the ODI and T20I series against South Africa. Furthermore, he was also picked for the Nidahas Trophy earlier this year. But, he only got very few chances in these series. Such is the competition in the Indian team is that it is very tough to find a place in the XI.</p>
<p>So was the case with Axar and only made it to the playing XI for the last T20I against South Africa. He didn’t really get many chances to prove his worth and one would feel that it is unfair to axe him from the squad. But with so much talent coming in, the selectors would have found it tough to accommodate him in the playing XI for the upcoming series.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>5. Vijay Shankar</h3>
<figure id="attachment_246726" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-246726" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-246726" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Vijay-Shankar.jpg" alt="Vijay Shankar" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-246726" class="wp-caption-text">Vijay Shankar plays a shot. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>To be very honest, every Indian fan would have wished that he should be axed from the Indian team after that performance in the Nidahas Trophy final. But, when we look at the other side of the coin, that was the first ever big final that he was playing. He was under immense pressure which finally got the better of him.</p>
<p>However, he is one of the few fast-bowling all-rounders in India where finding batsmen who can bowl quickly is a rarity. It is also to be noted that he started bowling quick only about a year back. Furthermore, he showed some promise with the bat for the Delhi Daredevils in a few innings. But with Hardik Pandya coming back in, it was inevitable that he was to be dropped which is somewhat unfair.</p>

<p>Team India is slated to tour England for a long and gruelling series this year. The tour stretches over two months and will be one of the biggest challenges for the team ahead of the World Cup 2019. The Indian team will play 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs that will be followed by a 5-match Test series. The team, after having done decently well in South Africa will be wanting to find some success in England too.</p>
<p>The last two tours to England were quite embarrassing and they will want to make a statement this time around. The squads for the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/kl-rahul-umesh-yadav-set-odi-recall-rayudu-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>T20I and ODI series</strong></a> were announced earlier on Tuesday. There were quite a few surprising picks in the squads that raised quite a few eyebrows and also there were some shocking omissions.</p>
<h3>Here are the five shocking exclusions in the ODI and T20I squads:</h3>
<h3>1. Rishabh Pant</h3>
<figure id="attachment_247280" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-247280" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-247280" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247280" class="wp-caption-text">Delhi Daredevils&#8217; Rishabh Pant in action. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://www.crictracker.com/rishabh-pant-not-concerned-india-berth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Rishabh Pant</strong></a> has played two games in the Nidahas Trophy for India but hasn&#8217;t found great success in those games. However, he has set the IPL on fire this year. He paid back the faith Delhi Daredevils had in him and played some fabulous knocks. He is one of the leading run-scorers this year. In 10 games thus far, Pant has scored 393 runs at an average close to 40.</p>
<p>But, the selectors haven&#8217;t picked him in the side. Out-of-form Manish Pandey was given a nod ahead of the dangerous left-handed batsmen. Rishabh Pant would have definitely felt disappointed with this exclusion but he has rightly paid the price for not living up to the expectations in the Indian colours.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>2. Ajinkya Rahane</h3>
<figure id="attachment_247476" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-247476" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-247476" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-247476" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan Royals. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ajinkya Rahane was named the captain of the Test team that will be playing Afghanistan in June. Considering this, he was also expected to retain his spot in the ODI side. Rahane was handed over the responsibility of batting at the No 4 position in the South Africa series. He responded well and has played some good knocks at that position. It was expected that the team will persist with him for a bit longer.</p>
<p>But, that wasn&#8217;t to be the case. Rahane was axed from the ODI squad which is probably due to his inability to accelerate at crucial times. Also, players like KL Rahul and Ambati Rayudu have performed terrifically well this year in the IPL. Hence, Rahane had to forgo his spot in the squad.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>3. Mohammad Siraj</h3>
<figure id="attachment_249250" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-249250" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-249250" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mohammed-Siraj.jpg" alt="Mohammed Siraj" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-249250" class="wp-caption-text">Mohammed Siraj. (Photo by IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Mohammad Siraj is a fast-improving bowler. Although he didn&#8217;t have the greatest of IPL this year, he has shown a lot of promise. He bowled the difficult overs for RCB in most of the games this season. He didn&#8217;t pick as many wickets as he would like but has fared fairly well.</p>
<p>Siraj would have expected that he would get another go with the Indian team. But, sadly, he was axed from the T20I side and is currently replaced by Siddarth Kaul. Siraj will have to work on a few aspects of his game and should try and curtail down the runs for the batsmen if he has to get another go which looks tough at the moment.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>4. Axar Patel</h3>
<figure id="attachment_206208" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-206208" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-206208" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Axar-Patel-KXIP.jpg" alt="Axar Patel KXIP" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-206208" class="wp-caption-text">Axar Patel of KXIP. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>On a serious note, Axar Patel hasn&#8217;t done much wrong to be axed from the side. In fact, he was in the squad for both the ODI and T20I series against South Africa. Furthermore, he was also picked for the Nidahas Trophy earlier this year. But, he only got very few chances in these series. Such is the competition in the Indian team is that it is very tough to find a place in the XI.</p>
<p>So was the case with Axar and only made it to the playing XI for the last T20I against South Africa. He didn&#8217;t really get many chances to prove his worth and one would feel that it is unfair to axe him from the squad. But with so much talent coming in, the selectors would have found it tough to accommodate him in the playing XI for the upcoming series.</p>
<p></p>
<h3>5. Vijay Shankar</h3>
<figure id="attachment_246726" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-246726" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-246726" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Vijay-Shankar.jpg" alt="Vijay Shankar" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-246726" class="wp-caption-text">Vijay Shankar plays a shot. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>To be very honest, every Indian fan would have wished that he should be axed from the Indian team after that performance in the Nidahas Trophy final. But, when we look at the other side of the coin, that was the first ever big final that he was playing. He was under immense pressure which finally got the better of him.</p>
<p>However, he is one of the few fast-bowling all-rounders in India where finding batsmen who can bowl quickly is a rarity. It is also to be noted that he started bowling quick only about a year back. Furthermore, he showed some promise with the bat for the Delhi Daredevils in a few innings. But with Hardik Pandya coming back in, it was inevitable that he was to be dropped which is somewhat unfair.</p>

Are these exclusions justified?

ENG v IND, 2018: Five shocking exclusions in India ODI and T20I squads

These five exclusions from the ODI and T20I squads that is to play England in June this year took everyone by a shocker. As far as India is concerned, it is