Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel faces criticism for not picking star India player in T20I squad

IND vs AUS: Team India announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against Australia. Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain while Asian Games-winning skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad will be his deputy. Shreyas Iyer will don the role of the vice captain in the last two T20I matches.

3 things you need to know

• India named a 15 member squad for the upcoming 5 match T20I series
• Suryakumar Yadav has been named as the captain
• Sanju Samson misses out once again

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Sanju Samson misses out as India names a 15 member squad for Australia T20I series

Apart from Suryakumar and Ishan Kishan almost the entire squad that took part in the Asian Games has been reinstated. Two major exclusions have been Yuzvendra Chahal and Sanju Samson who failed to find a place in the Squad. Both the players were snubbed from the World Cup squad and the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel didn't deem it necessary to pick themselves again.

Samson has been on and off from the Indian team in the last few years as the Rajasthan Royals skipper hasn't been at his best of late. Samson's omission from the T20I series earned severe criticism as fans slammed the selectors for overlooking the Keralite once again.

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Netizens on social media slammed the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for not picking Sanju Samson in the team.

The T20I series between India and Australia will kick off on November 23 and will end on December 3.