IND vs SL: Meme fest erupts on Twitter as BCCI announces young squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, December 27, named a young T20I squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka and the selectors called up several exciting youngsters who have proven themselves in the Indian Premier League.

After having a good season in domestic cricket, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been included while Rahul Tripathi too found a place in the 16-member squad. Interestingly, Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar have been called up while Suryakumar Yadav will be seen as Hardik Pandya’s deputy in the series. 

Meanwhile, the fate of all the senior players in the shortest format is still a matter of discussion. Injured skipper Rohit Sharma will be missing the series along with Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

Overall, this new approach has been appreciated by a major section of the fans. However, a few raised questions about Shubman Gill’s inclusion as Prithvi Shaw and Ravi Bishnoi’s name is once again missing from the list. 

India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

Here are some of the best memes after India's squad announcement

Thankyou Bhuvneshwar Kumar 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/duaRPWwUOv

— Cricket🏏 Lover (@CricCrazyV) December 27, 2022

Prithvi Shaw after every squad announcement:#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/bbFPe1MJo0

— Akash Kumar Jha (@Akashkumarjha14) December 27, 2022

Sai Baba to Prithvi Shaw: pic.twitter.com/U7r04xnlvN

— Hriday 🇦🇷 (@Hriday1812) December 27, 2022

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant after dropped from India vs Srilanka series#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/8o6yf1axmY

— Jai Upadhyay (@jay_upadhyay14) December 27, 2022

When KL Rahul is taking a leave for his wedding pic.twitter.com/S93pA0d66c

— Rajabets India🇮🇳👑 (@smileandraja) December 25, 2022

Shreyas Iyer after seeing team India's T20I squad for Sri Lanka series#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/BX9GS7anbJ

— CricFoot Articles (@CricfootA) December 28, 2022

ICT fans after seeing T20 Squad( without KL) and then seeing ODI squad (with KL)-#INDvsSL #KLRahul𓃵 pic.twitter.com/0pmk1KseIN

— TauTumhare🏹🚜 (@TauTumhare) December 27, 2022

Reaction of Indian and Sri Lankan Fans after KL Rahul was not selected for Sri Lanka T20 Series -

Reverse the reaction for ODI series#INDvsSL #KLRahul𓃵 pic.twitter.com/o5XX9vPjNz

— TauTumhare🏹🚜 (@TauTumhare) December 27, 2022