North India Statesman
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Harbhajan Singh: Last week, the BCCI announced a 15 -member Indian team for the Champions Trophy. Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have been selected as wicketkeeper in this team. But Harbhajan Singh is angry with Sanju Samson not getting a place in this list. He said, even though Samson had an average of 55-56 in ODIs, he was not given a chance to play. Apart from this, he is also unhappy with the decision not to join Yuzvendra Chahal in the team.
Even before the World Cup 2023, KL Rahul was the first choice of team management as wicketkeeper in ODI format. At the same time, Rishabh Pant, who returned after the injury, has been included in the team as a backup wicketkeeper. Pant returned to the ODI series against Sri Lanka. But he could not perform anything special in that series. At the same time, despite consistent performance, Samson has not been given a place in the ODI team. Samson played his last ODI against South Africa in December 2023. He has scored an average of more than 56 in 16 ODIs played so far.
He scored runs but still out of the team-Harbhajan
Regarding Sanju Samson, Harbhajan said, ‘I really feel bad for him. He scored runs but still stays out of the team. I know that they can choose only 15 players, but I think their batting is compatible with this format. ‘ His average is 55-56, but he has not been given a place in the team as a second wicketkeeper.
Chahal is a great bowler
Apart from this, Harbhajan said about ignoring Yuzvendra Chahal, ‘Sanju is not in the team. Apart from this, Chahal has also not been included in the team. You have taken four spinners. Two of them are of left hand. You could also include a leg -spinner in the team to diversify the bowling attack. Chahal is a great bowler. I do not know what they did wrong, they did not get a place in the team.
