Mumbai: Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli lost his cool after selectors did not pick Shreyas Iyer, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad – trio of Ranji trophy champions Mumbai – for four-match Test series in West Indies.
The left-hander batsman took to Twitter to slam the omission of the cricketers.
The Sandeep Patil-led selection panel picked the 17-man team to travel to West Indies in July for the Test series. The team has three Mumbai cricketers including Ajinkya Rahane, who is promoted to vice-captain’s position, Rohit Sharma and uncapped Shardul Thakur.
#TeamIndia for #WIvInd Tests - @imVkohli to lead 17-member team pic.twitter.com/55oSfwp25R
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 23, 2016
However, Kambli did not seem too pleased with the choices selectors made. Kambli said, “Tare, Iyer and Lad should have been given a chance as they have done well in domestic cricket.”
Tare,Shreyas Iyer. Lad . should have been given a chance as they have done well in domestic Cricket.
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
Mumbai been Ranji champion only 1 player in the test team apart from Rohit n Rahane. What about shreyas Ayer n tare pic.twitter.com/JGsFtrCIdC
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
Selectors the Teams u have selected is simply not digestible.Thats why Jimmy Amaranth calls u all jokers pic.twitter.com/QxmGN6ymZq
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
Kambli also questioned the inclusion of Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the Test team.
On what basis pujara jadeja saha walk in.Pujara n saha no performance In domestic.pls tell me selectors. Cont pic.twitter.com/HjsskP28uO
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
These men have no idea.what kind of selection is this Test n 1 day.Test team.Pujara,Jadeja,Saha & 6 fast bowlers. pic.twitter.com/iAtGZixe2X
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
The former Mumbai cricketer also accused selectors of destroying careers.
I am really pissed off the kind of selection is going on from the time I entered n departed from the team.They have destroyed careers
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) May 23, 2016
