Rahul Tripathi: After IPL 2022 (IPL 2022), Team India will play a 5-match T20 series against South Africa in June. Team India has been announced for this T20 series. Looking at the performance of the players in IPL 2022, many young players have got a chance in this series, but a player who made a splash in IPL has not got a chance in this series. This player had won the hearts of big stalwarts with his batting in season 15.
In this series, the command of Team India is in the hands of Lokesh Rahul. At the same time, Hardik Pandya's team has returned to this team, but Rahul Tripathi, who was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022, did not get a Team India ticket in this series as well. Before the team selection, Rahul Tripathi had knocked on the doors of the Indian team by playing many brilliant innings, but the selectors ignored this player.
Rahul Tripathi was the highest run-scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. Rahul Tripathi scored 413 runs in 14 matches at an average of 37.55. In this season, he scored runs at a strike rate of 158.24 and also scored 3 half-centuries, but even after this brilliant performance, Rahul Tripathi was not included in the team.
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Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh also expressed his displeasure over Rahul Tripathi not being selected. Bhajji made his point by tweeting. Harbhajan Singh tweeted and said, 'Disappointed to see Rahul Tripathi's name, not in the team. He deserved a chance.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri also made a big statement on the performance of Rahul Tripathi in IPL 2022. Ravi Shastri had claimed that Hyderabad's star batsman Rahul Tripathi is not far away from being a part of the national team. Shastri had said, 'Tripathi is not far away from being a part of the Indian team. He is a dangerous player at number 3 or 4. If he performs well every season, I am sure the selectors will watch him very closely and will give his due soon.
On the other hand, Virender Sehwag compared Rahul Tripathi with Suryakumar Yadav. Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav had performed brilliantly in the IPL in the last few years, after which Surya got a chance to play for the Indian team last year. Later he was also selected for the T20 World Cup team.
Sehwag told Cricbuzz, 'I think we were saying the same thing about Suryakumar last year. Patience is a virtue. Rahul Tripathi has been off the radar of the selectors despite showing a great game for a long time. In the current season of IPL, Rahul Tripathi scored 413 runs in 14 matches at an average of 37.54 and strike rate of 158.23. During this, three half-centuries came out of his bat.
Matthew Hayden also praised
Australian legend Matthew Hayden has advocated for Rahul Tripathi to be in the team for the T20 World Cup. Hayden told Star Sports, 'I love his ability to grow beyond hard work. The way Rahul Tripathi is attacking the ball is fantastic. Hayden said that he has the potential to go a long way at the international level in the future.
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