The India vs West Indies second T20I encounter is currently happening at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After the win in the first game, India has gone ahead with the same team. Hence, IPL 2021 Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad does not find a place in the XI again. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after Ruturaj Gaikwad, the Indian opener gets benched against West Indies.
The Indian opener gets benched again
Although he was inexperienced, Ruturaj Gaikwad set IPL 2021 on fire with his brilliant performances. He won the Orange Cap in the season, despite being an uncapped player when the tournament started. Ruturaj was one of the main reasons why Chennai Super Kings went on to win the title.
Ruturaj followed it up with exquisite performances in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was picked for the ODI series against South Africa but did not get a game. However, with KL Rahul not available for the T20I series against West Indies, it was expected that Ruturaj Gaikwad would finally get a chance in the XI. The management, though, selected Ishan Kishan for the first game. Although Ishan got runs in the first encounter, it came at a poor strike rate. Yet, he was selected for the second game again. In the second match, too, Ishan Kishan has failed. Hence, Twitter was disappointed with the selection by the management.
Twitter reacts to Team India’s selection tactic
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For a player who is in top form at the moment, Ruturaj did deserve a spot in the XI. That said, there is a reason why Ishan Kishan was selected by the management. He is a left-hander and offers an attacking option at the top of the order. With regards to the Indian Team, Ishan Kishan had come in earlier and even he has not got a lot of chances so far. Amidst this, here is a look at how Twitter reacted:
What happened to captain and Caoch ??
Where is Ruturaj?? #IndvsWI— Shripal (@Shripal015) February 18, 2022
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What the hell @ImRo45 why don't give @Ruutu1331 chance why!!!!!!! I am amazed. Why??? I think he is not part of @mipaltan that'a why I think. Pls give a chance to Ruturaj if we just ignore him he will become 2nd unmukt chand 😭.
— Kartik Gupta (@KartikG24493947) February 18, 2022
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High time ruturaj deserves his chance now.
— Priyanshu (@Priyanshu_12102) February 18, 2022
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Ruturaj Gaikwad and Siraj is not playing in 2nd T20I match #INDvsWI 😔
Advertisement— Ashutosh Srivastava (@ashutosh_sri8) February 18, 2022
No Ruturaj Gaikwad in the playing 11 again! 😐
Advertisement— Akśhay (@akshay_sr7) February 18, 2022
Why the classical BATSMAN is still out of the playing 11? #Ruturaj pic.twitter.com/h7BW8bv5bK
Advertisement— TunNeptune (@NeptuneTun) February 18, 2022
You are making ruturaj sit outside to prove ishan kishan's 15 crores #IndvsWI
Advertisement— Pramod Kumar (@PramodK16781917) February 18, 2022
