The factor that made selectors prefer Rishabh Pant over Ruturaj Gaikwad: ‘Not about his quality, ...

India’s ODI squad announcement for next week’s three-match series against New Zealand saw a largely settled squad, with not too many surprises in store in terms of turnover of players. However, one player who might feel particularly hard-done by being left out is Ruturaj Gaikwad, who doesn’t find space despite his maiden ODI century in the previous series. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan during a practice session(ANI/File Photo) Gaikwad misses out in part to Rishabh Pant as the backup middle order option upon Shreyas Iyer’s return from injury: the Maharashtra and...