Overview
- Speaking on The Week podcast in reports Wednesday, former chief selector K. Srikkanth apologized to Rohit Sharma for leaving him out of India’s 2011 World Cup squad.
- He said the panel preferred “half all-rounders” — batters who could bowl a few overs — to deepen bowling options in line with India’s 1983 approach.
- Srikkanth added that Sharma was good enough to make the squad but missed out because of that balance call.
- He cited the payoff from that plan, noting Yuvraj Singh’s Player of the Tournament honor for 362 runs and 15 wickets during India’s title run.
- Outlets differ on when Srikkanth conveyed the apology to Sharma, with some reports citing 2020 and others quoting him as saying it happened “last year.”