The five-member BCCI selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar gathered in Mumbai yesterday (August 21) to select India’s squad for the approaching Asia Cup 2023. The selectors, skipper Rohit Sharma, and coach Rahul Dravid picked a 17-member lineup for the Asia Cup 2023 – scheduled to commence on August 30 – during the exact Mumbai meeting. Now the latest cricket news coming up for fans regarding the 2011 team selection.

Multiple crucial developments emerged from India’s lineup announcement with the return of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul making headlines. Iyer and Rahul, out of action in the last few months owing to injuries, were cleared to feature in the Asian competition. Moreover, Hardik Pandya retaining the position of vice-captain remained another talking point among fans.

Latest Cricket News:  Rohit Sharma was in the scheme of things for WC 2011: Raja Venkat

Meanwhile, former Indian selector Raja Venkat has recently opened up on Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from India’s World Cup 2011 squad. Venkat, who was part of India’s selection panel in the exact home World Cup.  He stated that Sharma was always in contention to make it into India’s squad for the mega event. The ex-BCCI selector further revealed that captain MS Dhoni backed leggie Piyush Chawla over the Mumbai batter, resulting in the latter’s snub.

Here is What Raja Venkat Said :

“Rohit Sharma was very much in the scheme of things (for World Cup 2011). When we were selecting the team (squad), numbers 1 to 14, every name was accepted by the selection panel. For No. 15, we suggested the name of Rohit Sharma.” Raja Venkat said to RevSportz

“Gary Kirsten also felt it was a perfect selection. But the captain (MS Dhoni) wanted Piyush Chawla. Kirsten agreed with Dhoni and that is how Rohit got left out. When the captain and coach wanted Piyush as the 15th member, we all had to accept it.” Venkat further added

Now Rohit Sharma leads Team India in World Cup 2023

12 years later, Rohit Sharma is India’s captain across all formats. Now he is set to lead the national side in the approaching World Cup 2023 in the homeland. Moreover, Sharma remained India’s leading run-getter in the last 50-over World Cup (2019), which occurred in England. The veteran India opener hammered a record-breaking five centuries in the exact ICC competition in 2019.