5 players who deserved a place in India's T20I squad for West Indies tour

4. Shivam Mavi

The curious case of Shivam Mavi questions a fundamental problem of the Indian selection committee. Notably, the cricketer was brought into the T20I set-up out of nowhere and in his very first match, the 24-year-old picked up for wickets and soon, he was hailed as one for the future. 

He remained a part of the T20I squad in days to follow but unfortunately missed the first half of the IPL due to injury. After the cricketer gained full fitness, skipper Hardik Pandya didn’t consider him for selection despite Gujarat Titans spending INR 6 crore to sign him. Ahead of IPL 2023, Mavi had revealed that he has developed a new form of delivery and was going to execute it during the IPL but could never try it out.

So, the question is, on what ground did Mavi get dropped? He was a part of the playing XI in the New Zealand series ahead of the IPL and post that, he suffered the wrath without playing any match.

So, the selectors considered form to be more important and that is fine but then what about players like Jitesh Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad? Interestingly, Mavi is currently leading Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy and has even picked up six wickets in the first innings against West Zone.