An injury to Vijay Shankar, a ‘toe niggle’ to be precise, meant that Rishabh Pant who was flown in as a cover initially for the injury to the Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan got his first outing in the World Cup game against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.
H꧂owever, fan🔯s on Twitter are disappointed by the decision of Virat Kohli and team management for including young Pant in the playing XI ahead of experienced Dinesh Karthik.
It is known that Pant was initꦏially not picke🥀d in the 15-member World Cup squad by the All India Senior Selection Committee.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Serious question: why was selected ahead oওf in the original squad🤡?
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42)
Unfair on he was the 1st choice play༒er in the squad as a 🐠backup keeper. But now the replacement player gets a chance ahead of him
— Karthikeyan.G (@karthikvnr8)
Such a humiliation for a decent player like . and ,why did you select him for the WC squad, if you don't intend to play him..and instead give opp for a replaced player, is this how you treat your players? Shame.!!
— Gaurav Patole (@gauravs100)
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FFS!! The amount of injustice done to is damn too high 😑😤…I'm loosing my mind over it and can't even imagine how Dk is feeling right now 😢😰. Being is too damn hard! 😞 😣 🖕
— Dinesh Dinz (@dinz012)
If you are , you have every right to be upset, angered and frustrated.𒁏 Getting a replacement in, ahead of a squad player, beyond me.
— Vinit (@PadThighLover)
Dear🗹 what about why b꧂ring him to England if u not selecting Playing XI
— KSK_Infinity (@Karuppaswamy18)
The❀re is no point playing when he was bot even in original squad. was a better option to be replaced at #✱4— myviewsmyvoice (@myviewsmyvoice)
Dinesh Karthik right now.
— Vidit Singh (@kvidit11)
Dear isn't it just harsh when an experienced campaigner, a better and consistent batsman,a better fielder as compared to the one selected gets left out ahead of @RishabPant777 even when was the first choice in the 15….
— Laksh Gupta (@LakshGupta28)
Being Dinesh Karthik is very tough.if he had the chance to bat at No 4 during warm up matches ahead of Kl he 🎃would have been the perfect no 4 . keeping the veteran like dk jus to warm bench nd giving chance to an amateur kid who often throws his wicket is completely unfair
— Vijay I'M AWESOME! (@vijayaravind32)
I don't understand this. Dinesh Karthik was selected over Rihabh Pant. Yet Pant gets a match before Karthik 🤔
— Sayantan Jana (@SJanaQA)
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Dinesh Karthik has to be the unluckiest keeper in the world – in the dawn of his career he had Dhoni and now in the dusk he has rishabh pant. He would walk into any other team. He's the Stuart McGill of India
— Sahil Mohan Gupta (@DigitallyBones)
unfair to leave dinesh karthik
— Ravi Falia (@rv_falia)
Dear why you selected . India required middle oder who can rotate strike comfortably. We 💫know pant is not st♛raight bater.
— Mahesh shetty (@maheshshetty191)
# are you really mad of what you do, why did you pick Dinesh in 15, now why are you keeping him out, ꧋already you have spoiled Dinesh Karthik life, now you are playing with him, you pay the p﷽rice for it, stupid thoughts
— Babbu… only sports (@babbusrinu)
༺you feel shame doing injustice to Dinesh Karthik
— Babbu… only sports (@babbusrinu)
//twitter.com/iamBBhushan/status/114526ꦕ9118473396225
Need to feel sad for
I think he should have better option as compared to @RishabPant777 .
Better luck— Rudra Bhujel (@rudrabhujel7)
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Before World cup:
Selectors – We are picking Dinesh Karthik over Rishab Pant for his kepping skills.
Pant was not selected in WC squad
At World Cup:
Dhawan injured. Pant comes in as replacement.
Pant included in playing 11.
DK haven’t started a single game in this WC yet.— Dikson Samuel (@diksonsamuel)
Feels for
— Darshan Pania (@i_m_Pania)
