Rituraj Gaikwad out (Photo-PTI)
Team India has been announced for the ODI series against New Zealand. The Indian selectors have taken a shocking decision and dropped the player who was in the headlines due to his amazing performance in the last series. We are talking about Rituraj Gaikwad who scored 105 runs in Raipur ODI against South Africa. After his century, he did not get to bat in Visakhapatnam ODI and now he is out of the team. After this decision of BCCI, its fans are very angry and the board is being cursed fiercely on social media.
Questions raised on BCCI
Fans on social media are asking BCCI that Ruturaj Gaikwad What mistake has he made that he has not been selected for the ODI series? Let us tell you that Gaikwad is also performing brilliantly in Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was successful in scoring 124 runs against Uttarakhand and against Mumbai he scored 66 runs to help Maharashtra team win. However, despite this he has not got a place in the team for the New Zealand ODI series.
SHAME ON YOU, Why is Sanju Samson not in the ODI squad?
Did you see his century today in the Vijay Hazare Trophy? He deserves a place in the team more than Shubman Gill right now.
— Mention Cricket (@MentionCricket) January 3, 2026
Favoritism of highest order, Gaikwad dropped after scoring 100 in his last ODI.
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) January 3, 2026
These four players also did not get a chance
Not only Gaikwad, four other big players have not been selected in the ODI team. These include the name of Akshar Patel, who scored a brilliant century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on the very day of selection. Tilak Verma also scored a century on the day of selection but he was dropped from the team. Sanju Samson also scored a century on the day of selection, he too was not selected in the team. There was a rumor about the return of Mohammed Shami and he too would have to be disappointed.