Rohit Sharma opens up on selection headache for Asia Cup & World Cup

After a long injury lay-off, senior batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer returned to Team India for the upcoming Asia Cup. However, senior leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was overlooked by the selectors for the mega event.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma recently opened up about Team India’s selection heartbreaks in the lead-up to the World Cup.

“While picking the best combination, there will be guys who will miss out for various reasons and Rahul Dravid and I have tried our best to explain to the players why they are not in the squad. We have tried to communicate with the players after every selection and playing XI that has been announced. We talk to them face to face, one-on-one why they have not been picked,” said Rohit.

The captain said that there are no personal preferences while selecting or dropping a cricketer from the side.

“It’s not like, I don’t like this person, so I am dropping him. Captaincy is not based on personal likes and dislikes. If anyone misses out, there is a reason for it. If you are the unlucky one, we can do nothing,” the skipper added.