BCCI announced the Indian Cricket Team squad for Asia Cup 2022 which is scheduled to begin in UAE on June 27. The Asia Cup will start just after the conclusion of India vs Zimbabwe ODI series. Rohit Sharma has been named captain of India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup. Washington Sundar has failed to get a place in Indian T20I Squad for Asia Cup 2022. Fans are quite upset with his omission and want to know the reason as to Why Washington Sundar is not selected in India’s Squad for Asia Cup 2022?
India’s Asia Cup 2022 Squad
Rohit Sharma (Capt ), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar have been named as standbys.
Why Washington Sundar is not selected in India’s Squad for Asia Cup 2022?
The off-spin all-rounder has not been included in the Asia Cup squad because two spin all-rounders have already been included in the 15-member squad. Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Hooda have already been named in the squad. Besides that, Sundar was not even in the contention list for selectors because he has not been a part of team India for a long time. Sundar was included in the team for the series against Zimbabwe but he got injured again.
The Indian Cricket Team squad for upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 was announced on September 9 by the selectors. The 15-member squad has been filled with plenty of talented players. As expected, several notable names were missing from the Indian squad. Regular starters of Indian team like Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal failed to get a place in the squad for T20 World Cup. Some unexpected names like Akshar Patel and R. Ashwin surprisingly got a place in the squad. Apart from these big names, Washington Sundar’s name was also missing from the list. Sundar would have perhaps been an automatic pick, but the selectors went for the experienced R Ashwin in his place. His fans are confused with his omission and want to know why Washington Sundar is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup Squad.
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Washington Sundar has already shown the early signs of the things to come. Sundar can follow the footsteps of his state teammate, Ravichandran Ashwin and can lead the Indian spin department in the future. Sundar is very efficient with new-ball in his hand. In 20 T20Is, he has picked 18 wickets at a stunning economy rate of 6.8.
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India T20 World Cup 2021 Squad
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami
Standby players – Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
Why Washington Sundar is not selected in India’s T20 World Cup Squad?
Washington Sundar was a confirmed choice in the squad after his economical bowling performances with RCB in the first phase of IPL 2021. The reason behind Sundar’s non-selection is his finger injury which has already ruled him out of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It would be a risky to predict whether he recovers in time for the T20 World Cup. Even if he does, it would not be sensible to pick a player who has not played a game for almost six months. Therefore the selectors decided to not pick him. Sundar’s injury was a severe headache in terms of picking an off-spinner for the selectors. Therefore, the selectors went with Ravichandran Ashwin, no other name comes to mind in terms of off-spinner.
Chief selector Chetan Sharma said:
“Ashwin is an asset. He performed well in the IPL and we needed a player of his experience. We need an off-spinner with Washington (Sundar) injured. Ashwin is the only off-spinner in the squad. Varun is a mystery spinner who is a surprise package for the world.”
