Rahul Tewatia of Gujarat Titans is upset after missing the Team India flight for the Ireland tour.
The utility all-rounder had a stellar show in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his franchise. He won Gujarat matches from the jaws of defeat. The aggressive batsman amassed 217 runs in 16 games at a strike rate of almost 150 in the cash-rich league.
On the back of his good performance, the spin all-rounder was expecting a call for the national side especially for the tour of Ireland – where a second-string side is being sent. Unfortunately, that did not happen as his name did not feature in the 17-member squad that was announced by BCCI on Wednesday.
After being ignored, the star all-rounder took to Twitter and came up with a heartfelt post. His two-word post read, “Expectations Hurts.”
Meanwhile, SRH batter Rahul Tripathi was rewarded with a debut call-up. Similarly, Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson also made a return to the squad.
India's squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.