Twitter terms Suresh Raina's ODI comeback as a huge blunder

The three-match ODI series between India and England got underway in Nottingham at the Trent Bridge. The visitors handed a debut to Siddarth Kaul due to an injury to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But what irked the fans was the axing of Dinesh Karthik who has played only a single game on this tour so far. Suresh Raina was preferred ahead of him who made a comeback to the ODI side after close to three years.

The left-hander was included in the squad only after Ambati Rayudu was dropped for not being able to clear the yo-yo test. But Dinesh Karthik was expected to play ahead of Raina at least in the first game of the series given the way he has been batting recently. He was also part of the team during South Africa tour and should’ve been given an opportunity to prove himself before picking Raina.

Also, a lot of experts wanted Karthik to be included in the playing XI as they wanted him to be tested ahead of the World Cup in the same country next year.

Chance for Raina to seal his place?

Suresh Raina, however, has a golden chance to seal his place in the side. He has looked in good touch so far n the United Kingdom on this tour and more importantly has played all the matches so far. In the ongoing One-Day International in Nottingham, it seems that he will bat at 6 in the line-up which will give a cushion to MS Dhoni to go bonkers early in his innings. Also, Raina gives a sixth bowling option which might have tilted the scales in his favour.

But Twitterati has already termed his return as the blunder as they were not at all pleased with Dinesh Karthik being benched. They lashed out ar Virat Kohli and Dhoni over the same even as few felt sad for Karthik after constantly being ignored despite a good show in limited chances.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Why can't they drop Suresh Raina from the squad and play Dinesh Karthik in his place ?#ENGvIND @imVkohli @DineshKarthik 1st ODI

— Nana Patekar (@nanapatakarr) July 12, 2018

Haha … bdw suresh raina is there for 6th bowler … only if @imVkohli knows that @ImRaina can bowl also

— rushabh (@Rspatel2707) July 12, 2018

* Suresh Raina plays an ODI after October 2015

* KL Rahul plays an ODI after 10 months

* Sidharth Kaul debuts, Bhuvi isn't fit

* Dinesh Karthik is still warming the benches 🙁#ENGvIND #IndvEng

— Tevin Joseph K O (@tevinjosephko) July 12, 2018

#INDvENG #Mahendra_singh_dhoni, #SureshRaina,#KLRahul sab ka badla lega re sab ka badla lega #Dineshkartik

— Kumar Anand (@KumarAn42236905) July 12, 2018

Well if you can't play @DineshKarthik in the 11 ahead of @ImRaina , @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc fucking release him from the squad so that he can play tnpl instead of warming the benches in England! Kohli at the toss saying testing the bench strength is all utter bullshit.

— Karthik M (@Karthik29696) July 12, 2018

Why Suresh Raina??? Dinesh Karthik also deserve to play.#INDvENG

— AnkitaDsinha (@AnkitaDsinha) July 12, 2018

The only thing goes in the favour of @ImRaina is that he is a left hand batsman otherwise @DineshKarthik will be there in the playing 11 for #MENINBLUE #ENGvIND #1stODI

— Hitesh Saini (@HiteshSaini2309) July 12, 2018

What a shame , why would anyone choose @ImRaina over @DineshKarthik knowing the form #dineshkarthik is in, hopefully we don’t regret ! #ENGvIND #1stodi #ODI

— Nihit agarwal (@nitslibra) July 12, 2018

You simply can't drop @DineshKarthik from Indian ODI XI ,given his form,this is unjust for me.@ImRaina or @SDhawan25 should sit for sure.
Great pick in the form of #SiddarthKaul though,he's a great prospect.#INDvENG

— Siddharth Mishra (@Mirror_ur_self) July 12, 2018

Suresh Raina Again Makes To The ODI Side..
Explain This Shit Now..
Wasn't Even Picked In Orginal Squad Now Playing Ahead Of Iyer& Dk..#ENGvIND #INDvENG

— Rachit (@Mister_rachit) July 12, 2018

Why does @ImRaina get a chance ahead of @DineshKarthik? One who played really well in recent cricket and made his place nd other who has came as replacement place despite he get chance. Its ridiculous. I think @imVkohli must stop partiality.

— Hiren Patel (@hirenpatel__) July 12, 2018

Bringing Suresh Raina back is a good move but only if he is going to chip in a bit with the ball as well as otherwise DK is clearly the better batsman who is also in form #ENGvIND

— Hari Sadanandan (@iamharry_88) July 12, 2018

Sorry Raina is also my favourite player but in this format I might go with Dinesh Karthik ahead of Suresh Raina!

DK Deserves place in 11!#EngvInd

— 🏏 (@Cricketician_) July 12, 2018

When is @DineshKarthik going to feature in the eleven? During SA series @imVkohli mentioned Rohit was picked over Rahane owing to his current form, why isn’t same logic applied to DK ? Suresh Raina who is making a comeback to the ODI side gets the nod ahead of DK. #ENGvsIND

— Rakesh Sourirajan (@rakeshsouriraja) July 12, 2018

@BCCI @imVkohli Why Suresh Raina ? Doesn't make sense at all. You have a batsman who can play spin and pace well and can finish game for you. @DineshKarthik .#INDvENG

— Rohan (@Rohanchaver) July 12, 2018

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