Harbhajan Singh Requests Sourav Ganguly To Change Selection Panel & We Are In Agreement

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh?Singh has requested BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to change the selection committee, stating “strong people” need to be in that panel.

The MSK Prasad-led selection committee has been facing criticism for not?including Sanju Samson in the limited-overs squad?for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against West Indies.?Indian selectors announced the squad recently with out of form Rishabh Pant retaining his place.

After the squad was announced, Rishabh Pant's name was the talking point. There has been a demand to replace Pant with Kerala wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, but the selectors have continued to put faith in the struggling Delhi gloveman.?

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Following Samson’s omission, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had expressed his disappointment. “Very disappointed to see Sanju Samson dropped without a chance. He carried the drinks for three T20Is & has been promptly discarded. Are they testing his batting or his heart?” Tharoor had tweeted.

On Monday, Harbhajan replied to the Congress’ MP tweet and said: “I guess they are testing his heart #selectionpanelneedtobechanged, need strong people there… hope dada Sourav Ganguly will do the needful.”

Ahead of the pink-ball Test, the five-member BCCI selection panel had met in Kolkata wherein he announced the squads for the limited-overs series, comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs.

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Samson was part of the India T20I squad against Bangladesh. However, he did not get a chance to be a part of the playing XI in any of the three matches.

The name of the 25-year-old has been doing the rounds in recent times and with the World T20 up next year, the team management as well as the selectors are looking to keep options open as Rishabh Pant is yet to cement his place in the team in the limited-overs format.