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Ashwin Questions Decision To Drop Yashasvi Jaiswal For New Zealand ODIs
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News18•17-10-2026, 13:26
Ashwin Questions Decision To Drop Yashasvi Jaiswal For New Zealand ODIs
- •Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has criticized the BCCI selection committee for dropping Yashasvi Jaiswal from the ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand series.
- •Ashwin stated that omitting Jaiswal without giving him any game time could severely dent the young batter's confidence at a crucial stage of his career.
- •Jaiswal was part of the ODI squad against the West Indies but did not play a single match, and was subsequently left out despite being labeled a run machine.
- •Ashwin believes Jaiswal should have filled in for Shubman Gill in the final two ODIs to gain valuable international game time.
- •Jaiswal has instead been named in the India A squad for the red-ball series against New Zealand to prepare for the upcoming Tests.
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Ravichandran Ashwin criticized the decision to drop Yashasvi Jaiswal from India's ODI squad for the New Zealand series without giving him game time, warning that continuous benching and a lack of opportunities could ruin the youngster's confidence at a crucial career stage.
Yashasvi Jaiswal last played an ODI for India in June 2026 against Afghanistan, where he scored an impressive 110 runs off 86 balls during a successful run chase at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been included in the India A squad for a three-match red-ball series against New Zealand to gain valuable match practice in the longer format ahead of the two-Test series.
