Twitterati unimpressed with the omission of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina for Sri Lanka ODI series

The Indian team for the limited overs leg against Sri Lanka was announced on Monday. Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina have been ignored yet again by the selectors as India will be playing without their skipper. Rohit Sharma will be leading the side for the first time at the International level and would look to do well in the series. However, the fans were not at all impressed with the omission of Yuvraj and Raina and expressed their anger on social media.

The all-rounder Hardik Pandya returned to the fold after being rested for the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka. Also, Siddharth Kaul earned his maiden call-up to the national side and was rewarded for his impressive performances in domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). But the selectors continue to ignore Raina and Yuvraj and given the fact that India will be touring for most of 2018, they might be out of the contention for 2019.

End of the road for the duo?

Yuvraj Singh was the part of the Indian ODI squad recently when India travelled England to defend their Champions Trophy and West Indies for One-Day International series. But since then has been out of the reckoning and has also failed to clear the yo-yo fitness test. Surprisingly, he also opted out of the ongoing Ranji Trophy games and trained at the National Cricket Academy. It was being speculated that he might be given an opportunity against Sri Lanka but he was not considered again.

Suresh Raina, on the other hand, last donned India jersey in January earlier this year in a T20 International against England. He has been striving hard since then to make his come back to the national side. He was also seen training hard to meet the fitness requirements of Team India. However, he has also been ignored after failing to impress in the domestic arena. Twitterati slammed the selection panel after dropping the duo for the series against Sri Lanka.

Here’s how they reacted:

Why only Questioning about his retirement??
It's his call and if he is saying he has same desire to play for the nation then why raising such questions?
Only reason why he's out of team is bcz of his fitness and he's working hard on ❤
Stop posting such shits?@YUVSTRONG12 pic.twitter.com/DrUG0T7OzD

— ?Yuvraj ? (@VaibhavPrakas19) November 27, 2017

No Raina No yuvraj bcci selection full of politics msk Prasad said routine selection?

— TJ சுரேஷ் (@slraina17) November 27, 2017

Finally some rest for Virat Kohli. Makes us believe that he’s human. RoHITman to lead for the first time. #indvsSL #ODI and after all there’s no Yuvraj singh. Disappointed on personal Front. Did he pass the yo-yo test. #Yuvraj

— Jasdeep Singh (@JassiYuvian12) November 27, 2017

Yuvraj not in ODI squad ? @YUVSTRONG12 deserve a chance before upcoming world cup. @BCCI he is a match winner and a big match player #TeamIndia

— RUPESH DALVI (@rupesh0413) November 27, 2017

Could've given Yuvraj a farewell series..
Yuvi missed and it's official now!!!
Yuvraj International Career is over..#ThankYouYuvi #IndvsSL #INDvSL

— ⛑ APPLE ? JACK (@Apple__Jaq) November 27, 2017

Not surprised that Kohli has been rested for the ODIs. He is supremely fit but puts so much into each game that he probably needs the break.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 27, 2017

Why not raina instead of kedar he is far better then this guy

— DR.ALEX (@IAM_ALEX05) November 27, 2017

Galat selection dinesh kartik ki jaga suresh raina ko khilana chahiye. https://t.co/nrquJzmGNz

— devesh malvankar (@MalvankarDevesh) November 27, 2017

I don't understand how do they pick some players ahead of Raina who is absolutely fit and more talented than those players… #Iyer #DK

— APUROOP HARI CHARAN (@Haricharan_07) November 27, 2017

again there is no chance for raina, ash and jaddu.. its not fair.. try to give him an opportunity..

— Suguna (@sugu_msd) November 27, 2017

Y did u leave Ashwin and Jadeja again ??

— Pranav (Virat Kohli❤ (@PranavAs13) November 27, 2017

Boyfriend of Aakash Chopra the pant not Selected. Very Good Selection ?

— Mayanti Langer (@Langer_Mayanti) November 27, 2017

Virat is on rest…. Mza nhi ayega match dekhne mein.. But virat k liye rest jruri thi… ???

— Komalpreet kaur (@smileysandhu78) November 27, 2017

I have no idea why Kedar is still being given a run in the team, what position does that guy even play in :/

— Keerthi Varman (@keerthiverman) November 27, 2017

Why you are not selected @ashwinravi99 , @imjadeja & @ImRaina

— hussainpeera (@hussainpeera7) November 27, 2017

Again there is no place for #Ash and #Jaddu….कहीं Aaram ke naam par lagta hai पूर्ण विराम न लगा दे

— Rahul Kumar (@imurRahul) November 27, 2017

Bad selection Why Are you giving so many chances to Kedar When he is a Not Performer?

Jayant Yadav is Ignored again?

Where Is MD Siraj?

— Aninda Saha Roy (@anindasr48) November 27, 2017

Disappointment is seeing a cricket match where you won't see Virat Kohli. ?

— Abhishek Anand (@Iamabhianand) November 27, 2017

#TeamIndia Can someone explain why Kedar is being selected in our ODI team.
People call him good, I’ve been watching for over an year still can’t find out in what position he is good in.#Kedarout
Can still try other player for No.4 position in which we are weak still.

— Keerthi Varman (@keerthiverman) November 27, 2017

It doesn't matter who's the captain.. it's #MSDHONI who actually does it ??

— Amay Vikram (@Ameyvikramsing1) November 27, 2017