'Is Ravi Bishnoi the new Prithvi Shaw?' - Fans lash out at Indian team management for ignoring young leg spinner from T20I series squad against Sri Lanka

The Indian Cricket Board has announced the squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to lead the team in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma who will return to international cricket in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

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The World number one T20I batter and star Indian batting sensation Suryakumar Yadav will be the role of Hardik’s deputy. Apart from that, a few big names including the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will also be missing from the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

#TeamIndia squad for three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.#INDvSL @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/iXNqsMkL0Q

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 27, 2022

Although what raised the eyebrows of the cricket fans was the ignorance of Indian team management towards the young leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi while picking the squad. The fans didn’t take it easy and lashed out at the management. Subsequently, the fans also compared Ravi Bishnoi’s case to what has happened with Mumbai batter Prithvi Shaw in the past.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Don't know why he's dropped from limited overs cricket. Justice for Ravi Bishnoi. pic.twitter.com/KMdrcMuNEp

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) December 27, 2022

He gets chance performs good an then gets dropped 😔 https://t.co/uapu9cSwSH

— AkHere (@AkTweets44) December 27, 2022

Chetan Sharma ka effect hai,surprise selection as always,
Aur abhi aur aayega new selection committee me woh vapis https://t.co/pcEbanWLeF

— Dilip (@Dilip0045) December 27, 2022

He outperformed chahal in last match he played

So it's natural that they'll drop him

— wall 2.0 (@56Gabba) December 27, 2022

Ravi Bishnoi should have been in the T20I squad at least. That bloke delivered well for India whenever he got the chance.

— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) December 27, 2022

Is Ravi Bishnoi the new Prithvi Shaw? https://t.co/OlHlul4rNV

— Raghava (@belongs2raghu) December 27, 2022

Ravi Bishnoi not being selected is the most shocking

— Ujjwal (@iujjwal_x) December 27, 2022

Talking about the Indian cricket team, the men in blue have a jam-packed schedule of white-ball cricket in the next few months. Following the conclusion of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka on the 15^th of January 2023, Rohit Sharma’s men will lock horns in a three-match home ODI series against New Zealand starting from the 18^th of January 2023.

Following the conclusion of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, the Indian team will take on the same opponent in a three-match T20I series which will start on the 27^th of January 2023.

Notably, team India recently faced a humiliating defeat against Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series against the lower-ranked team like Bangladesh. The hosts managed to outclass the men in blue by a margin of 2-1 with two consecutive wins in the first and second ODI.