At the toss, the captain Shreyas Iyer had confirmed that Thakur replaced Arshdeep Singh after sitting out the first two games against Afghanistan, with India already leading the series 2-0. Amid this, India’s Asian Games preparations hit by kit, hotel issues, BCCI steps in.
The former Indian chief selector felt Thakur had not done enough to become a regular T20I option. Actually, the bowler had played only one IPL 2026 match before making his India debut on the Zimbabwe tour. However, the pacer has already played 77 T20s and scalped 115 wickets so far.
It's an injustice that Yash Thakur is playing for India: Kris Srikkanth
Srikkanth questioned Yash Thakur’s selection for India, saying players should earn their place through strong domestic and IPL performances. He felt Thakur didn't deserve the India cap and called his selection unfair to experienced players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The 1983 World Cup winner added, “It's an injustice that Yash Thakur is playing for India. This is not, and it's not fair or right. It's not fair on people like Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Guys like Yash Thakur and Ravi Bishnoi are not even regulars in their IPL teams.”
Srikkanth unleashes brutal attack on Afghanistan after India whitewash
He signed off by saying, “After a point, it looked like the Afghanistan players were looking at the time and were ready to leave by flight at night. They got smashed so badly that they would have been happy to leave India. This Afghanistan side is terrible.”
Notably, India’s T20I squad is now all set to be seen in action in the Asian Games 2026 in Japan, while the ODI side will face the West Indies in the home series later this month.
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