Sourav Ganguly: Surprised that Shubman Gill misses out from ODI squad against West Indies

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is surprised that Shubman Gill misses out from the Indian team for the upcoming tour to West Indies. The left-hander also felt that the experienced Ajinkya Rahane should have been included in the ODI squad for the three-match series. 

Ganguly tweeted, "There are many in the squad who can play all formats.. Surprised not to see Shubman Gill... Rahane in the one-day squad."

He also urged the Indian selectors to pick the same set of players across formats to help in their momentum and confidence. 

"Time has come for Indian selectors to pick same players in all formats of the game for rhythm and confidence. Too few are playing in all formats. Great teams had consistent players. It's not about making all happy but picking the best for the country and be consistent. @bcci," Ganguly tweeted.

Many people had expressed their displeasure over the omission of Gill from the team. He  was in good form in the recent India A tour to West Indies as well, and impressed with his mature batting for KKR. In January this year, Virat Kohli had stated that Gill is one of the most talented cricketers around the Indian circuit currently. 

The Punjab player had expressed his disappointment at being overlooked for the 50-over format after the squads for the T20Is, ODIs and the Tests were announced on Sunday. 

 “I was waiting for the Indian senior team to be announced on Sunday and I expected to be selected for at least one of the squads. It was disappointing not to get picked but I am not going to spend time thinking over it. I’ll keep scoring runs and performing to the best of my ability to impress the selectors.”

“It was a fantastic series for me and team as well since we won with a 4-1 margin. Personally, I would have liked to carry on and score at least a couple of hundreds in those fifties. But I will learn from this experience,” Gill was quoted as saying.