„With Shivam Dubey, I think he played well in the last T20 series he played for India. And he has been very consistent in the IPL as well,” Yuvraj noted. I think he can make a big difference in the middle order or lower middle order, so it would be good to see him in the Indian T20 team.
„If you look at the guys, it was a tough team, unfortunately a couple of guys missed out, but I think that’s the nature of picking a World Cup team.”
Ringu Singh was the victim in this case and was pushed to the reserve list at the expense of Dube. Rinku has been under par in the IPL but has been in classic touch in Indian colors since his international debut, amassing 356 runs in 11 T20I innings at a breathtaking strike rate of 176.23.
Yuvraj sympathized with both Ringu and Shubman Gill, another player in the four-man traveling reserve list.
„It’s a bit unfortunate for Subman Gill and Rinku Singh,” he said. If I talk about Ringu, obviously he has been in good form for India and he has done well for KKR. And I see a lot of improvement in his batting in the last two years.
“Unfortunate for him and Shubman, he has scored a ton of runs from a top-scorer for India last year. For the past two years, miss, this has been the nature of World Cup squad selection and I am sure they will be the first team whenever the opportunity arises.