'Justice For Ruturaj Gaikwad': Social Media Reacts As CSK Captain Is Not Named In India Squad For Australia Tests

<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced an 18-member squad for the five-match Test series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While India have won their last two Test Series Down Under, they are currently under pressure of defending their 18-series winning streak at home after conceding a massive first-innings lead at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, Pune.</p> <p>While the squad was along expected lines with the likes of Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abhimanyu Easwaran finding a place in the side, there was no place in the side for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Ruturaj Gaikwad. Fans accused BCCI of "favouritism" while some wondered what went wrong for the batter.</p> <p><strong>READ HERE | <a title="BCCI Announce Squad For South Africa Tour And Border-Gavaskar Trophy; CSK Star Misses Out On Selection" href="https://ift.tt/GwSb8Ki" target="_self">BCCI Announce India Squad For South Africa Tour And Border-Gavaskar Trophy; CSK Star Misses Out On Selection</a></strong></p> <p>It was a maiden India call-up for Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy, there was no place in the side for Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami. With specialist spinners already in the side, Kuldeep was ignored and Shami continues to recover from the injuries sustained in the 2023 ODI World Cup.</p> <p><strong>However, it was the social media reaction on Gaikwad that stood out:</strong></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Politics And Favouritism Won Once Again 💔 <a href="https://t.co/fLLkOT0xrr">pic.twitter.com/fLLkOT0xrr</a></p> &mdash; Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShuhidAufridi/status/1849858536647557277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗱 <a href="https://t.co/SAtLr1Iy5B">pic.twitter.com/SAtLr1Iy5B</a></p> &mdash; Mintu Dutta (@duttamintu26) <a href="https://twitter.com/duttamintu26/status/1849853399497580713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can't find Ruturaj Gaikwad anywhere in both squads. <a href="https://t.co/e71Yv6Y8Si">pic.twitter.com/e71Yv6Y8Si</a></p> &mdash; Inside out (@INSIDDE_OUT) <a href="https://twitter.com/INSIDDE_OUT/status/1849853432095731789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unreal Hate On This Man 💔 Everything He has Given In Batting Complete Politics..😔 Well Done BCCI ✌️ <a href="https://t.co/Ghop1a3Wiv">pic.twitter.com/Ghop1a3Wiv</a></p> &mdash; Aravind (@TVFP2) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVFP2/status/1849862736123215895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Justice for Rutu Raj gaikwad <a href="https://t.co/XAaZ74SJKL">pic.twitter.com/XAaZ74SJKL</a></p> &mdash; Keshav Singh (@KeshavSinghBh11) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeshavSinghBh11/status/1849854187955421670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">What went wrong for Rutu?</p> &mdash; Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vipintiwari952/status/1849860744214634736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><span style="color: #ba372a;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">ALSO READ | <a title="Rohit Sharma vs Ruturaj Gaikwad? India To Play 'Internal Game' Instead Of Warm-Up Match Ahead Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Report" href="https://ift.tt/L4EAHGk" target="_self">Rohit Sharma vs Ruturaj Gaikwad? India To Play 'Internal Game' Instead Of Warm-Up Match Ahead Of Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Report</a></span></strong><br /></span></p> <h3><span style="color: #ba372a;">India Squad For Australia Tests:</span></h3> <p>Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (Vice captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.</p>

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