Rohit Sharma fans distressed with his non-inclusion in the Indian team for the last two Tests
Rohit last played a Test on the tour of South Africa and has since been out of the side.
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The Indian team won the third Test match at Trent Bridge and made a comeback in the series to make it 2-1. The selectors had earlier named the team for the first three matches and today announced the squad for the last couple of Tests. They made two changes as Murali Vijay and Kuldeep Yadav were left out of the side. As the Indian middle order looked brittle in the first two Tests, a lot of Indian cricket fans expected limited-overs opener Rohit Sharma would be given another chance.
The selection committee instead rewarded two domestic performers Hanuma Vihari and Prithvi Shaw for their consistency in first-class cricket with a spot in the Test side. It was widely speculated that Shaw will be given his maiden Test call-up and what happened is in line with the populistic opinion.
Vihari got there after toiling hard over the years, before today, the moment the Andhra batsman has played 63 first-class matches and scored 5142 runs at an average that almost touches 60. Purely on statistical terms among current cricketers to have played at least 50 matches, Vihari has the best average.
Rohit isn’t too far behind. The Mumbaikar who bat in the middle-order while playing in whites has featured in 85 FC matches, has 6456 runs to his name and averages 54.71. He last played a Test match for the Indian team on the tour of South Africa where he scored 21 runs in the Cape Town Test and 57 in both the innings at Centurion. He was dropped for the Johannesburg Test that India went on to win and since then hasn’t been in the scheme of things for the longer format.
His fans were clearly furious with the decision and expressed their disgust on Twitter:
I thought @ImRo45 will come for 4th and 5th test 😶
But Prthivi Shaw and Vihari Came 👍
Slightly disappointed @BCCI
If rahul fails again then it's better to go for rohit 🤘#ENGvIND— 아리아 ❤ (@CharacterFREAK) August 22, 2018
Where is @ImRo45…i don't think anyone in this team can match the feet of this man…good luck india👍
— Shivam sharma (@Shivams71048516) August 22, 2018
Such a pathetic selection. Karun Nair , hanuma vihari, prithvi shah over Rohit sharma is absolutely terrible .
— munna565 (@Shravan25039818) August 22, 2018
Is a Ranji player Hanuma Vihari is greatrr than worlds best opener rohit Sharma 👿👿👿 don't play politics in Indian cricket team @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc …… Mark my words India Wil lose the series
— Akhil the Hitman⏺ (@hitmansr45) August 22, 2018
Why Not Rohit? Is Prithvi Shaw is Better then Rohit worst decision BCCI Very Wrost Not giving Chance To @ImRo45
— Shaurya Røhít™ 🇮🇳 (@Ro_shaurya45) August 22, 2018
WHERE IS @ImRo45 ??? IF INDIA had lost this match too…then u have selected Rohit sharma…what is this???
— Archit Goyal (@architgoyal3001) August 22, 2018
Squad is incomplete without RoHit Sharma @ImRo45 😡😡 #ENGvIND @BCCI
— Kolli Eswar Teja (@eswartejakolli) August 22, 2018
Waste selectors all😣They don't know about Rohit Sharma Capacity
— Pranay kalyan Parvathala (@Pranaykalyan5) August 22, 2018
Where is our Hitman @ImRo45 😢
— पापा फेकू (@papa_feku) August 22, 2018
Once again Rohit Sharma snubbed???😱
Are you kidding @BCCI ?
— Manish (@Manish__17) August 22, 2018
What about rohit Sharma u can compare rahane & Rahul run with Rohit u can see who deserves in team shame on selectors back in team @ImRo45
— Mayank Shukla (@get_mayank) August 22, 2018
Pathetic fxing selection . All the mediocres having average of less than 15 are in team (last 10 tests) and @ImRo45 having 70+ average last 10 innings again ignored. #NoHitMan #NoTestMatch @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc @sachin_rt @ESPNcricinfo @SGanguly99
— Amit Kr Singh (@amit_ss) August 22, 2018
Rohit Sharma selection hona chahiye tha
— Shahrukh khañ (@PantiShahrukh) August 22, 2018
Don't disappoint dude @ImRo45, history will remember if you win WC next year with your performances. ex: Yuvi.
— Suresh (@suresh_pentyaIa) August 22, 2018
@ImRo45 kaha hai kyo nhi chuna aapne jabab dijiye
— rahulrs45 (@rahulku82097690) August 22, 2018
What R we watching in the squad for remainder series 😪
Your exclusion is so so disappointing to me
As a fan I cant bear that you can't play red ball & Swing.
Everybody says that, but i still believe there is lot of cricket is inside you. You can show at Ranji & County.#Love— Manish (@Manish__17) August 22, 2018
Rohit Sharma Ignored #ENGvIND
— GaushRider (@iamgaush28) August 22, 2018
Rohit?? Kya mili bhagat hai ye Sab?? Young khel sakte hai per Rohit Jaise achhe players nahi wah..👏👏…@BCCI @virendersehwag @sanjaymanjrekar @ICC @ImRo45 @ritssajdeh @cricketaakash @mipaltan @cricbuzz @Cricketracker @sachin_rt
— pinakin45 (@pinakin1719) August 22, 2018
Shame bcci shame….where os Rohit Sharma @ImRo45 ?
— Suraj Sharma (@Suraj_salwan) August 22, 2018
India squad for the fourth and fifth Test: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hanuma Vihari
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