Prithvi Shaw, Umesh Yadav and others share cryptic post after being ignored for New Zealand and Bangladesh series

Following the non-selection of several known faces in the Indian squad for the upcoming New Zealand and Bangladesh squad, some of the disgruntled names took to social media with cryptic messages to express themselves. The list notably included Prithvi Shaw, Umesh Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi and Nitish Rana.

India are set to play three T20Is and as many ODIs in New Zealand in a tour that will start on November 13. After this, the Men in Blue will travel to Bangladesh for three ODIs and two Tests in December.

Notably, Shaw didn’t find a place in any of the squads despite the fact that he has been in brilliant form across formats in the domestic circuit. The opener accumulated 355 runs in six matches in Ranji Trophy and in seven matches in this Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he smashed 285 runs at 47.50 and at a strike rate of 191.27.

Meanwhile, a few minutes after the squads were announced, Shaw expressed his disappointment indirectly as he shared a cryptic story on Instagram with a picture of Sai Baba (Hindu God) and a caption that read, “Hope you are watching everything Sai Baba.”

The Instagram story of Prithvi Shaw. pic.twitter.com/wAT0vRp3vQ

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Talking about Shaw’s exclusion during the press conference, chief selector Chetan Sharma said, “We are basically looking at Prithvi (Shaw). We are in constant touch with Prithvi. He is going well. He is doing nothing wrong at all. The thing is that we have to see whether the guys who are playing are also getting their chances. He will definitely get his chance. Selectors are in constant touch with Prithvi. He will get his chances very soon.”

Indian pacer Umesh Yadav also posted a note that read, “May be you can fool me, but God is watching you mind that.”

Umesh Yadav