Former Indian cricketer and chief selector of the team, Chris Srikkanth has once again raised questions on the selection of Team India. He has expressed strong objection to the non-selection of Ruturaj Gaikwad for the ODI series against New Zealand. Gaikwad had scored a century in the ODI series against South Africa.

Chris Srikkanth took a jibe at the selectors and asked whether Ruturaj Gaikwad will now have to improve his wicket-keeping skills for selection in Team India.

Remove Reddy, bring Gaekwad

Chris Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, “Maybe Rituraj Gaikwad can say that he has played cricket with Dhoni, so I can also do wicketkeeping. Only in this way can he be selected in the team. Shreyas Iyer’s selection is certain, hence he gets a place in the team. But Gaikwad should also have been in the 15-man squad. Gaikwad should have been brought in the squad instead of Nitish Kumar Reddy.”

Targeted at selectors

The veteran cricketer further said that even if Rituraj Gaikwad scores a century, his place in the team is still not confirmed. Srikkanth sarcastically said that the selectors will now forget the century of Gaikwad which he had scored against South Africa. Therefore, now they will have to start again from zero and score a lot of runs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad is in very good form at the moment, has played a century against South Africa. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he has so far scored 257 runs for Maharashtra in 5 matches at a good average of 64. During this period his strike rate has been 120.65.

Earlier, Chris Srikkanth had also criticized the continuous opportunities Harshit Rana was getting. Srikanth had said that Harshit Rana is in the team only for the presence of Gautam Gambhir.

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For some time, there is discussion going on about the future of former captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Both the legends played ODI series in Australia after the Champions Trophy and performed well. Rohit also scored a century in the third ODI. Now on Sunday, Virat Kohli also scored a century in the first ODI against South Africa. After this, former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth made a big claim. He said that without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, India cannot win the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Rohit and Virat’s place in the World Cup has been confirmed – Srikanth

Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are playing at a different level. Without these two, the plans for the 2027 World Cup will not succeed. You need Rohit at one end and Virat at the other. No questions should be asked on this.”

He further said that this partnership in Ranchi had mentally destroyed South Africa. Srikkanth said, “If Rohit and Kohli bat for 20 overs, the opposition team loses. This is what happened against South Africa. They were literally out of bat.”

India cannot win the 2027 World Cup without Virat and Rohit – Chris Srikkanth

Former Indian opener Chris Srikkanth also emphasized that despite playing only one format, seeing the commitment and fitness of Rohit and Virat, all doubts should be gone forever. He says, “He has worked very hard. It is not easy to maintain this kind of mentality while playing only one format. As far as I am concerned, he has secured his place for the 2027 World Cup. We cannot win without him.”

23-year-old Indian bowler Harshit Rana has been the target of critics in the last months. Former cricketer Chris Srikkanth had even said that Harshit remained in Team India only because of Gautam Gambhir’s presence. He silenced his critics by taking 4 wickets in the last ODI against Australia.

Harshit was especially targeted because he was a player of KKR, Gautam Gambhir has also been the mentor of this IPL team. Now Manvinder Bisla, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders, has given a big statement about Harshit.

There is no uncle-aunt relationship…

During the discussion on Indian Cricket Canteen Podcast, Manvinder Bisla said that there is no uncle or maternal uncle relationship between Harshit Rana and Gautam Gambhir. He said, “Those who are trolling Harshit Rana must not be KKR fans. Everyone believes that Gautam Gambhir has previously worked for KKR, that is why Gambhir is supporting Harshit. There is no uncle-uncle relationship. Everyone thinks that Harshit is in the team because of the KKR connection.”

Harshit Rana made his international cricket debut in November 2024 in the match against Australia. After that he has taken a total of 25 wickets in 8 ODIs, five T20s and 2 Test matches.

He has also impressed in batting on Australia tour. In the third ODI match, he played an unbeaten inning of 24 runs. In the second T20 match, he demonstrated his batting skills strongly by playing an inning of 35 runs.

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When Harshit Rana was selected in Team India for the ODI series on the Australian tour, he was heavily criticized. Former Indian cricketer Chris Srikkanth had made a big claim that he got a place in the Indian team because of his closeness to Gautam Gambhir. Harshit silenced his critics by taking 4 wickets in the third ODI. Now Sunil Gavaskar has also jumped into the debate on Harshit Rana.

According to India Today, Sunil Gavaskar praised Harshit Rana and said, “Harshit Rana took 4 wickets, I am very happy with his performance, because he was surrounded by criticism. Strong criticism is beyond understanding because ultimately this is our team. You can criticize later, but not before. Criticizing a player before a match/series means you are demoralizing him.”

This is India’s team

Sunil Gavaskar said that after the conclusion of the series you can ask questions as to why he was selected. Gavaskar believes that after the selection of the team, everyone should support the team 100 percent and wish for its victory. He said, “Ultimately this is our team, the team of the whole of India.”

what did kris srikanth say

Before the start of India vs Australia ODI series, former Chris Srikkanth had said, “There is only one permanent member in the team, Harshit Rana. No one knows why he is in the team. By making constant changes, he will demoralize other players. You do not select those players who are doing well and select some players even when they are not doing well. Harshit Rana is an example of this, who helps Gautam Gambhir.”

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Head coach Gautam Gambhir is furious at former Indian cricket team selector and veteran player Kris Srikkanth. Gambhir says that it is shameful to target a 23-year-old budding cricketer. In fact, a few days ago, Kris Srikkanth, through his YouTube channel, had raised questions on the decision of taking Harshit Rana on Australian tour. He said that Harshit Rana is in the team only because he is Gambhir’s ‘favourite player’. The video clip of this statement of Srikant also went viral.

Gautam Gambhir got angry

On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference after the conclusion of the India vs West Indies second Test, “It is all shameful that you are targeting a 23-year-old player for running your YouTube channel. Harshit’s father is not a former chairman, a former cricketer or an NRI. He has played cricket on his own merit and will do so in the future also. If you talk like this about a 23-year-old player on social media, what effect will it have on his mind?”

If your child…

Gautam Gambhir did not stop here. Taking a direct aim at Kris Srikkanth, he said, “If your child starts playing cricket, imagine how you would feel if he is abused. He is a 23-year-old child, not a 33-year-old. Criticize me, I can tolerate it but doing this to a 23-year-old boy is unacceptable.”

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Chris Srikkanth had raised questions on the selection process of Team India and said, “You do not select many players who perform well, but bring in the team those who do not do well. The biggest example of this is Harshit Rana, who helps Gautam Gambhir and hence is in the team.”

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Pakistan is not able to play asia cup: After losing to India, there is a lot of insult in Pakistan’s cricket world. On the one hand, while former Pakistan cricket team players Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar are lactating their country’s team, Chris Srikkanth, who was part of India’s Cricket World Cup winning team, has also blown away the Pakistani team. Former Indian cricketer S Srikanth has also instructed Pakistan cricket team.

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India won the Cricket World Cup for the first time in 1983 and became the team world champion. Chris Srikanth was also part of this World Cup winning team. The Indian veteran player said on his YouTube channel on Pakistan’s defeat that ‘Pakistan should not play with the main teams in the coming time. Pakistan should play with its allies’.

In the Asia Cup, the Indian team has defeated the Indian team twice badly. On Pakistan’s crushing defeat, former Indian cricketer S Srikanth said that ‘Celebrate thankful that Pakistan is being allowed to play in such a good tournament, otherwise this team of Pakistan is the seventh division team in the Chennai League’. The Indian veteran clearly said that Pakistan’s team is not only worth playing in the Asia Cup and it cannot be faced with India.

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Before the 2025 Asia Cup, former selector Krishnamachari Srikanth has given a controversial statement regarding the Indian cricket team. This statement of Srikanth can boil the blood of Indian fans. Srikanth says that India’s current T20 team can win the Asia Cup, but this team will not win the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Chris Srikanth raised questions on team selection

Former Indian selector Krishnamachari Srikanth said on his YouTube channel, “We can win the Asia Cup with this team, but there is no chance of the World Cup. Do you want to take this team in the World Cup? Where is the preparation for the World Cup, while the tournament is just six months away.”

Srikanth further said that the selection of the team for the Asia Cup has been done not on the current performance, but by looking at the old data of the players. I do not know how Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey and Harshit Rana have been selected in the team. Earlier the performance of IPL was seen, but this time it has not happened.

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Srikanth also questioned who would bat at number 5. He said that Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh or someone else, who will come at number 5. I do not understand why and how Shivam Dubey has been selected. He also expressed displeasure at Yashasvi Jaiswal’s non -element. He said that Jaiswal did well in the IPL along with international cricket, yet he was not selected. This is beyond understanding.

Indian team for 2025 Asia Cup- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Jaspreet Bumrah and Varun Chakraborty.

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Indian team for 2025 Asia Cup

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana and Rinku Singh.

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Former Indian veteran Chris player Chris Srikanth has demanded the inclusion of 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the 15 -member team of Team India for the Asia Cup. Srikanth says that India should not delay in giving Vaibhav a chance. He appealed to the selectors that this young batsman should be included in the team from now on to prepare for next year’s T20 World Cup.

If I had been a chairman, I would definitely include it- Srikanth

Srikanth, Vaibhav’s batting was very impressed. Srikanth says that if he had been the chairman of the selection committee, he would have included Vaibhav in the final 16. Srikanth said on a YouTube show, “You should take bold decisions in cricket. Don’t wait for him. Don’t say that now let him be matured. He is already showing amazing maturity. His ability to hit the shot is of a different level. If I were the chairman of the selection committee, I would have included him in the final 16.”

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Vaibhav has also strengthened his claim by performing brilliantly in IPL 2025. The Rajasthan Royals batsman scored 252 runs in just 7 matches and his strike rate was above 200. He scored the second fastest century in IPL history in just 35 balls against Gujarat Titans.

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