They shud!
Stokes is some how overly over rated to an extent that no one questioned his last over in t20 World Cup, Ashes debacle, his ridiculous number of failures. Even when he won a match against Aussies in Ashes he should have been put well before his heroics.
Baffling to say the least. Nasir Hussain once said, never hang your boots in Asian Subcontinent if you get dropped from the team, coz u can easily make a comeback as leader of the team.
If Shreya’s is so good now, was he so bad to miss out from 15 of World Cup winning team?
🎥 🗣️ BCCI Hon. Secretary Mr Devajit Saikia @lonsaikia announced #TeamIndia's T20I squads for the Ireland & England tours and Asian Games 2026, as well as India A's multi-day matches in Sri Lanka. 🇮🇳
VIDEO | Delhi: Pace sensation Auqib Nabi should be a part of the Indian team playing XI for the upcoming one-off Test against Afghanistan, rather than being restricted to a backup role, believes veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma's coach, Shravan Kumar.
Nabi took 60 wickets in the Ranji Trophy this season and was instrumental in Jammu & Kashmir's maiden title triumph in the premier domestic tournament.
"I am talking about Auqib. Why is Auqib Nabi, after making his team Ranji champions and taking 60 wickets not considered for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan? What is this back-up bowler thing? "You are making him a net bowler in the name of a back-up bowler. Nabi shouldn't be treated as net a bowler in the name of back-up player. It's really baffling to see what has happened," Kumar told PTI in an exclusive interview here on Wednesday.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)
No amount of justification can convince me of the non-selection of Aquib Nabi. Poor guy bowled his heart out for two seasons and picked 100+ #RanjiTrophy wickets only to be ignored for someone who had played just 2 games this season.
Please stop this nonsensical justifications: Hit the deck bowler, hit the head bowler, hence picked. While I can understand they are special skill sets, it can’t be rewarded without decent game time, by ignoring someone with unprecedented performances for seasons. I’m afraid, a wrong message has been sent out to the youngsters who are giving their heart and soul in the #RanjiTrophy
Some of us who used to bowl fast , always felt hard done by National selectors for ignoring us despite taking 60-70 wkts in two consecutive seasons. But to ignore a player who has won J&K Ranji trophy on his own, claiming 100 plus wkts in two seasons, there is no logic to his exclusion. #auqibnabi
While thunder and rain hopefully recede in Kolkata, here are some thoughts on the Indian team picked for the test/ODIs vs Afghanistan.
https://t.co/IIXMnYi5bK
Auqib Nabi, if all goes well, will be picked for 2 India A Test matches against Australia A in Puducherry. If he does well, may be New Zealand can happen.
@ESPNcricinfo Great explanation ! Now enlighten how are other three picked in better wicket taking form than this block. ?
Even google can provide u the answer
@TukTuk_Academy Word is selectors aren't impressed by his pace . And by that logic they need to drop KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikal etc who got bamboozled by this less pace ,many a times by this less pace
By this logic of Auqib Nabi , we must shut down Ranji trophy and question how come 60 batters which includes reputed test batters, in Ranji trophy fell for such a less pace.
Some #TEAMINDIA news @BCCI#CRICKET
1. Full strength Test team vs Afghanistan.
2. Jasprit Bumrah will either play Test or rest whole series (depending on report from Sports Science team)
3. Rishabh Pant's VC in Test could be discussed whether that no leadership role could free Pant the destructive batter
4. Prince Yadav wasn't picked for SL A tri-nation as he could be fast-tracked in ODI team.
5. People associated with Team India not exactly amused that injured Varun Chakravarthy bowled full quota vs GT. Although he isn't in ODI scheme but Varun is centrally contracted player.
6. Last but not least, in Guwahati, there will be informal discussions about Suryakumar's future as T20 skipper.
7. Auqib Nabi has 60 wickets but his pace isn't something that has impressed one and all. Even if he makes 15, Test debut is long shot. There remains chance he won't be picked.
Grossly unfair !
A cricketer has single-handedly won his team the prestigious Ranji trophy 2025-26.
Taken 100 odd first class wkts in just two seasons , with a hattrick in Duleep trophy. #auqibnabi
Yet @BCCIdomestic@imAagarkar found no place for him against minnows Afghanistan.
Batting of Shanto was refreshing on a first day green pitch, but why is 130 kph predictable Shaheen playing ahead of Khurram Shahzad and Mir Hamza? Can there be a cricketing logic to it ? After two months of rigorous PSL, how can #BABAR be unfit all of a sudden . Ek hi toa player he wahaan aur usko bi Kharab kardiya.This Aqib Javed non sense is defeating all cricketing logics .#PCB #PakvsBan
100 from fin Allen was on cards but what is the Aussie alrounder playing as? two wrongs never make a right. Just bcoz u have paid 23 Cr. u don’t have to play him till ur exit from IPL!