Fans on Twitter expressed their disappointment after India leaves out batter Shubman Gill from the playing XI for the first Test against Australia. They lashed out at the team management for dropping in form batter and sarcastically said that he should stop scoring now as those who performed are forced to sit out.
India leaves out Shubman Gill from the playing XI for the first Test
It’s time for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first game of the four-match series will take place between India and Australia in Nagpur. The hosts have been asked to bowl first on a surface which seems dry.
India has handed debut caps to KS Bharat and Suryakumar Yadav for the first game and preferred KL Rahul and Axar Patel over Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav. While the rest of the selections were quite certain, one omission raised the eyebrows of many of Gill.
The Punjab batter was expected to play in the first game as he has been in sensational form of late and has been scorings runs consistently. He scored a century in the last Test he played and batted staggeringly well. It was also expected that if not opening, Gill would be given an opportunity in the middle as his record is exceptional.
But he was not given a nod ahead of KL Rahul, who of late has struggled to get going, and Suryakumar Yadav, who is yet to play a Test match. Skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss revealed the Indian playing XI and confirmed that they have opted for the combination of three spinners and two pacers.
Here’s India’s playing XI for the first Test:
Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Fans on Twitter react as India leaves out Shubman Gill from the playing XI for the first Test
As India leaves out Shubman Gill from the playing XI for the first Test, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They criticised the team management for the poor selection and sarcastically said that he should stop scoring now as those who performed are forced to sit out. Here are some of the reactions:
Shubman Gill Should Stop Scoring And Kuldeep Should Stop Taking Wickets
AdvertisementIf You Perform You Will Sit Out.
Clear Message From Captain Rohit Sharma And Coach Rahul Dravid.
— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav dropped. Not the first time a player is dropped after performing consistently well under Rohit-Dravid management. pic.twitter.com/Ce7FJgk5Kv
— Vyom Mankad (@vyom_mankad) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Surprise to see Gill over KL. What a politics. No surprise if India lose the test.
— Aniket (@MalvankarAniket) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Shubman Gill is the form of his life and you f***ing drop him, you f***ing idiots! #INDvsAUS
— Ganni (@ganni_saints) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Shubman Gill has been opening because that has been the only slot available. Once when he was selected for the middle order, an opener got injured and he had to go back up again.
AUS 🆚 IND, 1st BGT Test, Nagpur#INDvsAUS
Advertisement— M Ahmad (@ChAhmadSayal) February 9, 2023
– Out of form KL Rahul
– Ravindra Jadeja returning from injury.
– Kuldeep Yadav not in playing 11
– Two debutants Suryakumar Yadav and KS Bharat
– In form young batsmen Shubman Gill not playingAdvertisementFingers crossed 🤞 Let's play.#BGT2023 #INDvsAUSTest #INDvsAUS #IndVsAus2023 #BGT
— Suraj Jaiswal (@Suraj_Jaiswal1) February 9, 2023
#BGT2023
Hope you're watching everything 😭😭😭😭#INDvsAUS | #BGT2023 | #ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/My5NGYox18— MISHU (@NeerajRjmshr2) February 9, 2023
KL OVER INFORM SHUBMAN?!🤔
ISN'T A MARRIAGE GIFT BY TEAM MANAGEMENT ??
BLIZZARD DECISION 🙏#ShubmanGill #TeamIndia #BCCI #INDvsAUS— subhendu mandal (@subhend83518297) February 9, 2023
Hard to understand in form @ShubmanGill to sit out from XI. Poor call from @BCCI once again. 🤦🏻♂️ #INDvAUS
— Tejas Joshi (@tejas_h_joshi) February 9, 2023
Sacked Rahul Dravid first …how can out of form kl Rahul plays ahead of shubman Gill……⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
— Pawan Desai (@PawanDesai20) February 9, 2023
Thank you for ruining my morning mood, people…
Thanks for dropping shubman when even he's in a so good form nd letting my boy's moral down….😑#BGT2023 | #ShubmanGill
— ❥︎𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐬❥︎ (@thequeenyy_) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
@klrahul again walks into the playing XI with no recent form while @ShubmanGill in a purple patch is dropped. This is absolutely infuriating. @JayShah @ImRo45 and Dravid might as well admit Rahul has something incriminating against them which makes them keep picking him 😤
— Kaustubh P (@Causticcos) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
I thought man in form @ShubmanGill should be in squad
— Abhishek Kumar (@07kumarabhi) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
What the hell team management is doing here? No Shubman Gill in the team and Surya is playing instead. This is not a time to experiment with things, WTC Final qualification is on the line. KL Rahul is always in the team due to his vice captaincy immunity. #INDvsAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/8dkKPpfPbM
— Brijesh Kaushik (यूरेशिया वाले) 🚩🚩 (@Rohit_kaushik2) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
It's very hard to believe that Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav have not been selected in the playing XI. Such a stupid decision to start with @klrahul
— Abhishek Bhushan (@abhishek_1801) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Very hard to believe Shubman Gill is not playing.Instead India have opted for an out of form KL Rahul. #cricbuzz #BorderGavaskarTrophy #INDvsAUS
— vikash kumar (@vikash_4773) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Why SKY n Why not Shubman Gill……? 🤔
— Akram Khan (@AkramK2108) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
Feel for @ShubmanGill #BGT2023
— Er. Ramesh Pal🇮🇳(କଳିଙ୍ଗ ପୁତ୍ର ) (@RameshCHP93) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
KL Rahul instead of Shubman Gill. This is logical only if the selection criteria requires you to be married to become a test match opener for India. There's no other reason that I can see. #INDvsAUS
— Srinivas Soni (@sonisr) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
I think the more debatable selection would be SKY over Shubman Gill. Hope the call works.
— Vivek Arulnathan (@gunnerviv) February 9, 2023
Advertisement
In-form players like Kuldeep and Shubman Gill made to sit out while KL Rahul still plays 😵💫
Congrats Australia!
Advertisement— Arun Kumar (@thecbeboy) February 9, 2023
Well, it's the captain's choice but since KL Rahul is playing today, I would have picked Shubman Gill over Bharat.#INDvsAUS #BGT2023
Advertisement— MS (@EngineerMs_16) February 9, 2023
