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I know there are Politics in Indian cricket too. It's big mystery for me to understand why some of Indian star crickets was never included in the national team after a period of time.
Not following the context, do you mean former cricketer inclusion with the team selection committee or BCCI setup or what?
Whenever the likes of Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, Hardik and Shardul are not available, then management tries their best to rotate new guys on a regular basis and you have to remember you can't have 20 Men's squads for the series.
Valid points which make complete sense, but I don't see the next Bumrah, Shami etc in any of them which is why I am being tough on them. Axar seems like a great replacement for Jadeja in the future.
Also, a random thought which came to my mind is to see Pant return somehow in fully fit condition and captain India in some or another format and end their ICC trophy drought.
In white ball cricket Axar is senior to these new cricketers and has a decent amount of exposure in red ball, still new at the international level (Tests) but more than enough if we count his Ranji experience.
If Pant regains his usual form and fitness then he would be the strongest contender for captaincy but only in Red ball cricket because for red ball you have to consider Home/Away conditions as well and he fits the bill for every condition. Rahul can challenge him in the test format if he starts working on his wicket-keeping, especially on turning wickets, plus agrees to bat in the middle order.