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DRS Jan 20: LSG wanted Shreyas Iyer, Gautam Gambhir wants Sanju Samson, & Shami looks rusty

DRS Jan 20: LSG wanted Shreyas Iyer, Gautam Gambhir wants Sanju Samson, & Shami looks rusty

Welcome to our special segment, DRS or the Daily Review System. In this, InsideSport will provide you with the top cricket stories from a day before that you might have missed in the hustle and bustle of your busy life.

Team India has started their preparations to battle in a five-match T20I series against England. Gautam Gambhir-coached and Suryakumar Yadav-led side reached the Eden Gardens on Sunday and had a full-fledged training session. However, Arshdeep Singh wasn’t part of that session, as he will join the team later on. In the session, Mohammed Shami looked a bit rusty. Meanwhile, we had a major development coming in with some conflict of opinion between Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma. Apparently, Gambhir wanted Sanju Samson over Rishabh Pant in the Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy and also wished for Hardik Pandya to be the vice captain. However, none of that happened. Also, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were interested in Shreyas Iyer before stopping in for Rishabh Pant. On that note, let us look at the top cricketing stories that garnered all the attention on January 19, Sunday.

DRS, May 14: Gujarat Titans out of IPL 2024 English players leave, Matheesha Pathirana declared fit and no trouble in LSG paradise.

LSG wanted Shreyas Iyer?

After not retaining KL Rahul, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) dearly wanted a major Indian face as a replacement. While they settled in for Rishabh Pant for a record fee of Rs 27 crore, LSG were also interested in Shreyas Iyer. Iyer was released by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after taking them to a title in IPL 2024. As per reports, LSG had both Pant and Iyer on top of their list at the mega auction. Read more here: LSG wanted Iyer for, settled for Pant instead

Gautam Gambhir wanted Sanju Samson?

A day after India’s squad announcement for the ICC Champions Trophy, the tensions between the head coach, captain, and selector have come to the fore. Apparently, Gambhir wanted to select Sanju Samon in the team as a second-choice keeper to KL Rahul. However, it was Rishabh Pant who got the nod. Gambhir had reportedly thrown his weight behind Samson, citing that he was the only Indian cricketer to smash three centuries in the previous T20I calendar year. Read more here: Gambhir wanted Samson over Pant in India’s CT squad, Rohit & Agarkar refused

DRS, May 14: Gujarat Titans out of IPL 2024 English players leave, Matheesha Pathirana declared fit and no trouble in LSG paradise.

Mohammed Shami looks rusty

Mohammed Shami is back in India colours! He last played during the ODI World Cup 2023 Final and will now feature in the T20Is against England. He had his first training session, where he toiled hard in the nets but looked a bit rusty. He initially bowled sparingly before finding his groove. He was nowhere at his best. However, he got into his rhythm gradually. Read more here: Rusty Mohammed Shami toils hard in nets, eager to find back rhythm

Ravindra Jadeja vs Rishabh Pant soon!

Joining the bandwagon of India players is Ravindra Jadeja, who will turn up for Saurashtra to play a Ranji Trophy game against Delhi. Jaddu joined the camp with his state team on Sunday. His participation in the red-ball tournament comes after the BCCI had directed all the players to compulsorily take part in domestic tournaments during the international break. With Rishabh Pant set to represent Delhi, we will see a Pant vs Jadeja battle soon. Read more here: Jadeja joins Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy camp, set to play against Rishabh Pant’s Delhi

Umesh Yadav opens up on IPL snub

Almost Rs 640 crore were spent on IPL 2025 mega auction but veteran Umesh Yadav wasn’t picked. He has taken almost 150 IPL wickets but didn’t get any bids by an IPL team for the IPL 2025 season. Umesh revealed to InsideSport that he was shocked and left disturbed by this. The former KKR and RCB pacer, who recently underwent a surgery, wanted to play IPL 2025 but couldn’t. Read more here: Umesh Yadav reveals he was “frustrated & disturbed” after going unsold at IPL 2025 auction

DRS, May 14: Gujarat Titans out of IPL 2024 English players leave, Matheesha Pathirana declared fit and no trouble in LSG paradise.

Gautam Gambhir wanted Pandya the VC too!

In what came as another conflicting point, Gautam Gambhir also wanted India to appoint Hardik Pandya as the new vice-captain. Instead, the position was granted to Shubman Gill. his is the reason why, despite reaching the Wankhede Stadium at around noon, the squad wasn’t announced until 3 PM. The nearly two and a half-hour delay came about as deliberation over picking either Pandya or Gill continued. Read more here: Gambhir’s Hardik Pandya as vice-captain request denied, Rohit Sharma & Agarkar go with Gill

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