Former Team India cricketer Parthiv Patel has questioned the omission of wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson. He also said that the decision to include swashbuckling batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the playing 11 was made on the basis of emotion

Former India star Yuvraj Singh compared the rise of fearless Indian batters to the Terminator, praising Abhishek Sharma and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi