3 surprising inclusions in India's T20 squad against England

Siddarth Kaul

Kaul has been unimpressive throughout the season with the exception of IPL

Siddarth Kaul has been the leading bowler of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side in the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a few games and has performed pretty well in the competition. He has been selected in the Indian team solely on the basis of IPL

Kaul's performance in IPL though has overshadowed his performance in the domestic circuit. He hasn't performed to his ability in both the Ranji trophy as well as in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy.

While his selection can be justified by his IPL performance, it is not ideal to look at IPL alone as the sole indicator of a player's ability. A number of bowlers have performed in both the domestic competitions as well as in the IPL for a consistent period of time and they have been overlooked for him.