After India A were knocked out by Bangladesh A via Super Over in the Asia Cup Rising Stars semifinal on Friday, there were a lot of questions on why big hitter Vaibhav Suryavanshi wasn’t sent out to bat in the Super Over. Former India and Karnataka cricketer Dodda Ganesh was one of the people who reacted with disbelief at India’s decision to leave out Suryavanshi in the Super Over.

“Not sending Vaibhav Suryavamshi to bat in the Super over? What are these guys smoking? #AsiaCup,” Ganesh posted on X. A lot of eyebrows were raised at the start of India’s innings of the Super Over when Jitesh Sharma and Ramandeep Singh waltzed out in the middle with Suryavanshi in the shed.

The decision would prove to be a mistake when Ripon Mondol castled Jitesh in the very first ball with a devastating y

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