India has endured a number of injury setbacks in the build-up to the World Cup. Bumrah has remained unavailable for the side ever since September last year, while wicketkeeper-batter Pant is highly likely to miss the tournament as he continues to recovery from injuries after the car crash last year. In March, Shreyas also suffered from a back injury that requires a surgery.

During his commentary stint on Star Sports for the IPL Srikkanth said –

“Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, number four I’ll still pick Suryakumar Yadav. KL Rahul could be fifth, Hardik Pandya sixth. Ravindra Jadeja at 7, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.”

Amid speculations over the players’ potential returns and possible additions to the squad, former India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth was asked to name his best XI for the World Cup.

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‘You’re from Mumbai, that’s why you’re naming him’, Srikkanth’s blasting reply to Manjrekar

Srikkanth, known for his outspokenness, didn’t shy away from naming the eleven players right away, and also made a rather savage remark towards his co-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.

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Srikkanth’s savage reply to Manjrekar –

When Manjrekar said that Shardul Thakur could also be a useful option in the XI, Srikkanth was quick to brush away the suggestion and gave a savage reply – “Not Shardul. Arshdeep could be there. Shardul can take wickets, but he can also concede 12 runs in an over. You’re from Mumbai, that’s why you’re naming Shardul!”