Hanuma Vihari questioned India's decision to leave Rajat Patidar out of the Zimbabwe T20I squad despite his strong IPL 2026 season and leadership with RCB. He also criticised the omissions of Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson, saying the squad lacked right-handed batters. Meanwhile, India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I to take a 1-0 series lead.
Hanuma Vihari questioned India's decision to leave Rajat Patidar out of the Zimbabwe T20I squad despite his strong IPL 2026 season and leadership with RCB. He also criticised the omissions of Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson, saying the squad lacked right-handed batters. Meanwhile, India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20I to take a 1-0 series lead.
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