IND vs AUS 1st Test: Indian fans criticize Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid for omitting Shubman Gill from the Playing XI

Shubman Gill, who is regarded by many as a future batting star for India, was surprisingly excluded from the Playing XI, leading to discontent among the Indian fans.

The first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is underway in Nagpur, with Australia bowled out for 177 runs in their 1st innings. However, the real talking point of the match is India’s playing XI. The debutants, Suryakumar Yadav and KS Bharat were chosen over in-form stars Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav.

Shubman Gill

Gill, who has been impressive in every format, came into the series with a fantastic performance against New Zealand. However, fans feel that management’s decision to prefer KL Rahul over Gill was unfair.

Leading sports writer, Vaibhav Bhola, expressed his disappointment on Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid. In a tweet, he slammed the decision and said, “Shubman Gill Should Stop Scoring and Kuldeep Should Stop Taking Wickets. If You Perform You Will Sit Out.”

Similarly, several other fans also voiced their opinions and expressed their frustration with Gill and Kuldeep’s omission.

Kuldeep Yadav

Here are some bashing tweets by the ICT fans:

So far, Shubman Gill has played 13 matches and scored 736 runs, including a century.

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