Yashasvi Jaiswal Smashed 110 and Nobody in India Is Ready For This Snub
Alright, Emerald City, listen up! You gotta hear this wild one coming out of the cricket world, because my jaw is still on the floor. India just dropped their squad for next month’s three-match ODI series in England, and get this: Yashasvi Jaiswal, a guy who just belted an unbeaten 110 against Afghanistan on Saturday, is nowhere to be found! Seriously, a massive unbeaten century, his second in just six ODIs, and he’s out of the 15-man squad. What in the world are they thinking?
How Do You Drop a Guy With a Century?
I mean, you can’t make this stuff up. Jaiswal was out there absolutely crushing it, putting up an unbeaten 110 in the third ODI. That’s not just a good knock, that’s a statement! And it wasn’t a fluke either, because this dude has now piled up two centuries in a mere six One Day Internationals. That’s the kind of form every team dreams of. You’d think a player on that kind of heater would be a guaranteed lock, especially heading into a big series against England. But nope, apparently not.
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The reasoning? None other than the return of Virat Kohli. Yeah, I get it, Kohli is a legend, but to say his return left "no room" for a player who just hit a ton, who is clearly in scintillating form? That feels like a brutal call, and one that is going to have India fans scratching their heads, big time. You gotta find a spot for a guy performing like that. This isn't like when one of our beloved Seahawks like Jaxon Smith-Njigba is just trying to get snaps; this is a proven performer getting iced! It just doesn't sit right with me.
Bumrah’s Back, But Injuries Linger Elsewhere
On the flip side of this head-scratcher, there is some good news with Jasprit Bumrah making his return to the ODI setup. The guy is a premier pacer, and he’s been out for a bit. We know the BCCI has been on this workload-management plan, which saw Bumrah rested for the one-off Test, the home ODI series against Afghanistan, and a couple of T20I assignments. Good to see them managing their assets, right? He’ll be replacing Prince Yadav in the squad, and this will actually be Bumrah’s first ODI appearance since way back in the 2023 World Cup final. That’s a long time away, and his return is a big boost for the bowling attack.
However, it’s not all clear skies on the injury front. Varun Chakravarthy has been ruled out of the T20Is in Ireland. He’s still recovering from a foot injury, which is always tough to hear. Injuries are the absolute worst, whether you’re a Mariner or playing international cricket, they can derail everything. Hopefully, he’s back on the pitch soon.
So, the ODI series against England is coming up next month, and then there are the T20Is in Ireland. India has a stacked squad for both, with Shubman Gill captaining the ODIs and Shreyas Iyer leading the T20s. But I gotta tell ya, all eyes are going to be on that England series now, wondering how they perform without the guy who was arguably their hottest bat. It’s a bold move, and we’ll just have to see if it pays off. Go India, even with the baffling choices!
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