"What are you doing with Ruturaj?": Kris Srikkanth after Gaikwad's snub

Former Team India cricketer Kris Srikkanth expressed his sympathy for Ruturaj Gaikwad as his name did not come up for the T20I squad against South Africa and Test squad against AustraliaTeam India will play four T20I match against South Africa Later in the month Team India under Rohit Sharmas captaincy will lock horns against Australia for the iconic BorderGavaskar TrophySpeaking on his YouTube channel Kris Srikkanth questioned selectors about how much more Ruturaj Gaikwad is supposed to do and what is the plan of the selection committee regarding himRuturaj Gaikwad has been an exceptional batsman in terms of the shortest format of the game So far in the 20 innings the righthander has scored 633 runs including a century and four halfcenturies His best score in the format is unbeaten 123 runsHe has also been extremely consistent for his Indian Premier League IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings CSK over the years having made 583 runs in 14 matches this season at an average of 5300 a strike rate of 14116 a century and four fiftiesAlso ReadLucknow Super Giants likely to retain the services of these three players for IPL 2025He is also having a fine Ranji Trophy season for Maharashtra having made 231 runs in three innings at an average of 7700 with a century and fifty and a best score of 145 In 35 firstclass matches he has scored 2513 runs at an average of 4408 with seven centuries and 13 fifties in 59 innings and best score of 195Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as a backup opening batsman in place of Rohit Sharma Easwaran has accumulated 7638 runs with an average of 4992 in 99 firstclass matches He also has 27 centuries and 29 halfcenturies with a top score of 233 runsSpeaking on his YouTube channel Kris Srikkanth said See for Ruturaj I do not understand at all Poor fellow What will he do If he scores a century then they can take him back into the T20I squad right He scored two firstclass centuries but still did not get a chance He got scores to back him up Where should that guy be going nowAbhimanyu Easwarans performance has been brilliant I am not questioning that But what are you doing with Ruturaj Why are not they twirling around with him What is the plan Let them do what they want with him Just look at the mindset of that kid and tell me what he should be doing in this match against you guys He keeps on hitting the opponents all day long but then when it comes to international cricket you leave him behind And when they give him a chance it is for the Rest of India or India A Kris Srikkanth said in the same videoThe most awaited BorderGavaskar series between India and Australia will begin on November 22 with the first Test at PerthThe second Test scheduled for December 6 to 10 at Adelaide Oval will feature the exciting daynight format under the stadiums lights After that fans will turn their attention to The Gabba in Brisbane for the third Test which will be held from December 14 to 18The customary Boxing Day Test set for December 26 to 30 at Melbournes storied Melbourne Cricket Ground will bring the series to its penultimate stageThe fifth and final Test to take place at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7 will serve as the series climax promising a dramatic conclusion to an exciting contestIndias squad for the BorderGavaskar Trophy Rohit Sharma C Jasprit Bumrah VC Yashasvi Jaiswal Abhimanyu Easwaran Shubman Gill Virat Kohli KL Rahul Rishabh Pant WK Sarfaraz Khan Dhruv Jurel WK R Ashwin R Jadeja Mohd Siraj Akash Deep Prasidh Krishna Harshit Rana Nitish Kumar Reddy Washington SundarIndias T20I Squad for South Africa series Suryakumar Yadav Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson Rinku Singh Tilak Varma Jitesh Sharma Hardik Pandya Axar Patel Ramandeep Singh Varun Chakaravarthy Ravi Bishnoi Arshdeep Singh Vijaykumar Vyshak Avesh Khan Yash DayalWith ANI Inputs