India vs New Zealand: Prithvi Shaw's exclusion from playing XI, Kishan adds fuel to fire

India and New Zealand are currently playing the third and final T20I of their three-match series in Ahmedabad. India won the toss and elected to bat first at the Narendra Modi Stadium. When Hardik Pandya announced the playing XI, it became clear that Prithvi Shaw has once again missed out to make room for Ishan Kishan. The decision, however, did not sit well with cricket fans, who took to social media to chastise the Indian team management for leaving the explosive Mumbai batsman out. 

Prithvi Shaw is again excluded from IND vs NZ playing XI

Shaw was added to the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. However, the Indian team management decided to play Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan as openers despite their poor form in the shortest format. When Kishan got out for just 1 run in India's innings, it poured more fuel to the fans' anger as they feel that Shaw should have received an opportunity given that there are no T20I games for India in near future after the ongoing series against the Kiwis. Here's how netizens reacted to Shaw's exclusion from the 3rd T20I. 

India vs New Zealand, 3rd T20I: Playing XIs

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Blair Tickner.

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