On Monday, India captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar finally announced the squads for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 via a press conference. The Indian squad for Asia Cup 2023 had three big names returning after an injury break. Jasprit Bumrah, who is currently leading India in the Ireland T20I series, made a comeback while KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer too made comebacks in the squads.
Star Sports Dropped Shubman Gill From India’s Squad For Asia Cup 2023
However, there was no place for the talented wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been a prominent member of the Men in Blue in the limited format of the game in recent times. Besides him, Sanju Samson has also failed to find a spot for himself but he has been included in the team as a reserved player.
Meanwhile, when the team was announced, the official broadcasters of Asia Cup – Star Sports – showed the full squad minutes before the official announcement. Shockingly, Shubman Gill’s name was missing from the squad in the infographic. But later on, the broadcasters corrected the mistake.
As the blunder took place, social media was flooded with reactions from the fans. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer had a hilarious take on the whole thing.
Check out his Tweet:
If you know you know 😜 #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/wV1V57V2E3
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 21, 2023
Several fans also came up with hilarious memes and jokes while trolling the broadcasters for their hilarious blunder.
Check out some of the best memes:
Talking about Gill, the youngster is having a great time with the bat. He has reached great heights in the last one year. Since January 2022, he scored 1388 runs in 24 ODIS at an astounding average 69.40.
Indian Squad For Asia Cup 2023:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.
Reserve Player – Sanju Samson
