The Indian cricket team for the biggest tournament of cricket, i.e., World Cup 2019 has been announced and many people were left in a state of shock when they came to know that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been left out. The Indian selectors decided to go with experienced Dinesh Karthik rather than giving chance to a 21 years old youngster.
BREAKING: India have named their #CWC19 squad! pic.twitter.com/mMXt5kAG6Y
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) April 15, 2019
A number of former cricketers have also expressed surprise over this move of the selectors as Rishabh was supposed to play even if Dhoni plays as the former could have given strength to the middle order by batting at number 4 while most probably, Dinesh will play only if Dhoni is injured or rested.
Rishabh has performed well with bat against the Australians and he does have the capability of scoring runs at a faster pace but as per the sources, he lost the battle against Dinesh because of his wicket-keeping skills. It is being said that almost every selector wanted Rishabh in the team because of his batting skills but they were not convinced of him being able to keep the wickets properly.
The social media is flooded with reactions of cricket lovers on this issue but meme makers didn’t waste time and started coming up with hilarious gags and jokes on this matter. Here are some of the selected reactions:
#1
Rishabh Pant right now #WC2019Squad pic.twitter.com/EmGVqwXbt7
— djay (@djaywalebabu) April 15, 2019
#2
Rishabh Pant looking at India’s #CWC2019 squad announcement pic.twitter.com/Dk8WOTn0xV
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) April 15, 2019
#3
https://twitter.com/since19years/status/1117756113640755202
#4
Rishabh pant to DK after world cup team selection#BCCI#WorldCupSquad pic.twitter.com/zMX0dwYfgc
— Mr. Bauva (@BadmashBauva) April 15, 2019
#5
#worldcupsquad
BCCI to Rishabh Pant : pic.twitter.com/18JC0igi4L— thoughtsbyaashish (@t_b_aashish) April 16, 2019
#6
Rishabh Pant right now…🙁🙁 pic.twitter.com/FSmXc6sSq0
— Mayank Singh😇 (@_TheIndieboi_) April 16, 2019
#7
Rishabh pant right now pic.twitter.com/LRUUiWCYGV
— Sunil saini (@imro40) April 16, 2019
#8
https://twitter.com/BollywoodGandu/status/1117728825297608704
#9
Rishabh Pant looking at the world Cup Squad 😒 pic.twitter.com/KQsRFf4aw7
— Muthukumar (@Muthu_Kumar07) April 15, 2019
#10
#worldcupsquad #WorldCup2019
*BCCI selects Dinesh Kartik Over Rishabh Pant*
Rishabh Pant to BCCI- pic.twitter.com/D9XVTArpmU— N I T I N (@theNitinWalke) April 15, 2019
#11
Virat to Rishabh Pant #WC2019Squad pic.twitter.com/cKsj3qN8Uc
— djay (@djaywalebabu) April 15, 2019
Do you think that the selectors have made a correct decision by selecting Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant? Let us know your views in this regard.
