Jitesh Sharma: What did Jitesh do wrong.. unfairly done to him

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By Sports News Team Updated : 22 Dec 2025 13:36 IST Ee Font size
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This time it will be held in India. With 50 days left for the T20 World Cup, Team India has announced the team that will compete in it. Before this tournament, India will face New Zealand in a five-match T20 series. Along with that, the team was announced. Avoiding Shubman Gill from this team has become a topic of discussion. Although there are opinions that the reason for that decision is being expressed.. There is now a lot of discussion about the game played by coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Agarkar in the case of Gill. On the other hand, the way both of them acted in the case of wicket keeper batsman Jitesh Sharma is also being criticized. Opinions are being expressed that a grave injustice has been done to Jitesh. He did nothing wrong. In the opportunities he got, he performed better as a wicket keeper and a batsman. After Dhoni, he not only handled the responsibilities behind the wickets properly, but he also handled the DRS issue better. Not only Sunny.. All Indian cricket fans also sympathize with Jitesh. It is clear that his failure as a player did not fall on him. When he gets a chance to bat, he does well. He is performing his responsibilities behind the wickets as well. However, he was attacked. 

Jitesh Sharma played a key role in Royal Challengers Bangalore winning this year's IPL. He has been performing consistently in the IPL since a few seasons. Vidarbha also has a good record in domestic cricket. He scored more than 3000 runs in T20s. Team India wanted to use him as a finisher. Earlier, Rinku Singh, who was playing that role, was given opportunities. At one stage he played in the final team as the first choice wicket keeper leaving aside Sanju Samson as well. Jitesh's statistics in international T20s are not great. He scored 162 runs in 18 matches at an average of 18. But if you think that Jitesh has failed after seeing these calculations, it is a mistake. He is batting at 7 and 8 positions in T20s. In many matches, the innings ends before he arrives. Even when it comes to batting, the balls played are less. As far as the South Africa series is concerned, he faced only 22 balls in the four T20Is. He scored 27 runs in 17 balls in one match. In another match he was unbeaten with 10 runs off 5 balls. Can we call it a failure? Coming at the bottom of the batting order, he doesn't get a chance to play more balls. When he came, he was batting hard. He is performing best behind the wickets.

Then can we say he failed? The team management, who had entrusted the responsibilities of the finisher and played at the bottom of the batting order, now has no reason to say why he has been dropped. Why Rinku (Rinku Singh) was left aside.. Again, why Rinku was selected for the T20 World Cup without Jitesh. Till now Sanju was also kept aside and Jitesh was played. But now Gill has been sidelined and Sanju ( Sanju Samson) has been selected as the opener. Along with him, Ishan Kishan, who excelled in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, was chosen as the alternate wicket-keeper. This is why they say that the alternative wicket keeper should also be a player who plays in the top order. If Jitesh is also selected then the team will have three wicket keepers. It is not good.. It seems that Jitesh is kept aside to choose Kishan. Rinku, a specialist batter, has been chosen for the role of finisher. But whatever the reason, it is clear that injustice has been done to Jitesh here. Criticisms are being expressed that Jitesh has become a part of the game played by the team management.

Are the roads closed?

Those who know Jitesh's talent are of the opinion that he is a player who should be in the T20 World Cup. There is technique in his batting. Also, there is a jump required for T20s. Jitesh can also play in the top order if required. I also have the experience of playing like that in IPL. But the selectors unexpectedly left him out of the team. But it's not as if the roads are completely closed to him. The T20 World Cup will start on February 7. India has a chance to change the team by then. So if any player in the team is injured or if Sanju and Ishan are not performing well there is a chance to pick Jitesh. Meanwhile, Jitesh Vijay Hazare will enter the ring in the tournament. If you are able to do that, if you have enough time, chances of playing in the T20 World Cup cannot be ruled out.

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