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Ex-Indian selector questions Yashasvi Jaiswal's omission from T20I World Cup squad
Two years ago, when India won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Yashasvi Jaiswal was part of the squad. However, he had to warm the benches, with the Indian team brimming with options at the top of the order. Now, in the build-up for the team’s title defense, Jaiswal finds himself out of reckoning, as he has been left out of India’s T20I World Cup plans despite meeting expectations. Former Indian selector Dilip Vengsarkar, commenting on Jaiswal's omission, described his situation as “unfortunate,” saying that the young opener has missed out despite making no mistake.
“It is unfortunate that Yashasvi is being left out time and again for no fault of his. He has been in tremendous form across all formats of the game, and I don't know what else he has to do to get into the team. Nobody should leave a match-winner out of the team,” Vengsarkar told news agency PTI.
“You are bound to lose confidence if you are made to feel that you are not required in one format. I mean it will affect his confidence and this game is all about confidence. And confidence comes when you have performances backed by runs,” he added.
The former selector agreed with the selectors' decision to leave out of form Gill. India management, meanwhile, included Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh in the squad.
“They are all excellent players but I am with selection committee when they judge players on basis of current form and fitness. Current form does play an important role in context of selection. And if you ask whom I would have picked instead of Gill, my choice would have been Jaiswal. He has proven time and again what a class performer he is and has always given the team kind of starts required these days,” said Vengsarkar.
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