Gavaskar questions the omission of Rahane from T20s

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Mumbai, October 5: Sunil Gavaskar blasted the selectors for not including Ajinkya Rahane for the three-match T20I series against Australia starting on Saturday, saying a player who scored four consecutive half-centuries cannot be treated in such a manner.

Rahane (244) had ended the five-match ODI series as India's second highest run-getter, behind Rohit Sharma, who notched up 296 runs.

"The man has scored four consecutive fifties, why is he not included in the team?" Gavaskar asked in an interaction on NDTV.

"KL Rahul is a fine player, but he didn't play a single game in the five one-day matches against Australia. Why is he in the team and Rahane, who scored four half-centuries, not there?

Gavaskar added: "Some reason has to be given by the selection committee to say 'look Rahul is such a better player than Ajinkya Rahane in the T20 format and therefore we've picked him'. But a man who doesn't find a place in the last 5-6 ODI games for India, still finds a place in T20."

Rahane was Man-of-the-Series in the ODI series in West Indies, but he got to play only one game in the subsequent ODI series in Sri Lanka. Sunil Gavaskar was critical of the team management saying it appeared only players with tattoos and fancy haircuts seemed to get a chance.