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File picture of Ambati Rayudu and Virat Kohli© AFP
Former India star Robin Uthappa has tried a recent jab at present Workforce India star Virat Kohli, suggesting he cherry-picked gamers within the workforce throughout his captaincy reign on the idea of likes and dislikes. Uthappa, who has been making headlines of late with some daring feedback, has claimed that Ambati Rayudu was unnoticed of India’s 2019 ODI World Cup workforce as Kohli “didn’t like him”. Rayudu’s omission from the workforce got here on the final minute, with all-rounder Vijay Shankar changing him in India’s World Cup squad, leaving the complete Indian cricketing spectrum baffled.
Rayudu’s shock absence from India’s ODI World Cup squad had triggered a giant controversy at the moment, with the participant himself additionally taking to social media to mock the choice committee’s determination.
Whereas it was reported at the moment that the then-selection committee chief MSK Prasad had the most important function to play in Rayudu’s snub, Uthappa has now claimed that Kohli additionally had a job to play.
“If he (Virat Kohli) didn’t like anyone, he didn’t feel someone is good, then they were cut. (Ambati) Rayudu is the prime example. You feel bad. Everybody has preferences, I agree but you cannot close the door on a player after taking him to the cusp. He had World Cup clothes, World Cup kit bag, everything was there at his home. A player would be thinking that he is going to the World Cup. But you shut the door on him. That wasn’t fair according to me,” Uthappa revealed throughout an interview with Lallantop.
In an interview, MSK Prasad had claimed that different selectors and the workforce’s captain at the moment (Kohli) additionally had a say in choosing the ultimate roster for the ODI World Cup in 2019.
Earlier, Uthappa had additionally accused Virat of reducing quick Yuvraj Singh’s worldwide profession. Uthappa claimed that Kohli did not make choice slightly simpler for Yuvraj when he tried to cement his spot again in India’s ODI workforce after profitable his battle in opposition to most cancers.
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