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Krishnamachari Srikkanth Slams Team Management Over Vaibhav Suryavanshi
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News18•15-10-2026, 07:28
Krishnamachari Srikkanth Slams Team Management Over Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- •Former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth expressed anger over Vaibhav Suryavanshi not getting a chance in the playing XI against the West Indies.
- •Srikkanth advised the team management to rest Abhishek Sharma and give opportunities to young players like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson.
- •He criticized the management for breaking the confidence of young talents by continuously ignoring them.
- •Team India lost the fourth T20 match by 24 runs, tying the five-match series at 2-2.
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Krishnamachari Srikkanth expressed deep frustration that 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was continuously ignored and left out of the playing XI during the T20 series against the West Indies, arguing that this mishandling severely damages the young player's confidence.
Srikkanth suggested that Abhishek Sharma should be rested due to his lack of effectiveness, and recommended that Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Suryavanshi open the innings instead.
Team India lost the fourth T20 match by 24 runs despite Sanju Samson's half-century, as the West Indies posted a mammoth 247 runs led by Shai Hope's century.
