Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth slammed the Indian team management for their team selection decisions for the upcoming T20I series in Zimbabwe, starting July 23 as well. Srikkanth was not happy with the inclusion of two Punjab Kings (PBKS) players, Yash Thakur and Suryansh Shedge, in the squad where the former played only one game in IPL 2026 and gave away 55 runs in his four overs. Meanwhile, the RCB trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajat Patidar, and Krunal Pandya continued to miss out despite playing brilliantly for the franchise and winning a second consecutive IPL title this season.

Talking about this, Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel, Cheeky Cheeka, “What sins have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya done to not find a spot in the squad? From where did Yash Thakur come into the setup? He doesn’t know how to bowl at all. He’s an ordinary bowler and cricketer. Atleast the Mayank Yadav selection makes sense as he has pace and can be looked into as the future. How’s Suryansh Shedge there? What has he done?”

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“The same yardsticks have to hold good for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya and Rajat Patidar then. They are scared these three will do well and become undroppable because of which they can’t select their favorites. Krunal Pandya is an intelligent and street-smart cricketer, who’ll definitely do well. You don’t select him and keep backing Tilak Varma forever. Is he so great?,” he stated again.

Kris Srikkanth also questioned the inclusion of Rinku Singh in the squad for the T20I series against Zimbabwe. He also struggled in the T20 World Cup earlier this year and he has been dropped of the ongoing T20I series in England.

“Nobody knows how Rinku Singh is back again. The only good selection in this is Prabhsimran Singh. He truly deserves a spot as he has earned it through scoring runs. You selected Prince Yadav now because he was brilliant in the IPL, which is fair,” Kris Srikkanth concluded.