However, the team management instead went with all-rounder Vijay Shankar. Speaking of the episode, Shastri firstly asserted that he had no hand in the team selection. However, he wasn’t amused with India’s 15-man squad having three wicketkeepers in MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik. He also said either Rayudu or Shreyas Iyer should have been in the squad.