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Sanjiv Bhatt asks 'Why no Muslim players in Team India?' Harbhajan Singh answers

Sanjiv Bhatt has questioned BCCI's selection policy.

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In India, cricket and the Indian cricket team have been loved irrespective of cast, creed or religion.

However, on Sunday night former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt raised questions on BCCI's selection policy.

He tweeted, "Why there are no Muslim players in Team India?"

India's legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh was quick to answer the question. The 'Turbanator' replied that all religions are equal and all the players are Indians before being Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christians.

Incidently, the Indian selection committee on Monday picked the squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. The uncapped pair of batsman Shreyas Iyer and fast bowler Mohammed Siraj were also named.

Hyderabad pace bowler Siraj, on the back of a fine Ranji Trophy and Inter-State T20 Tournament last season, was bought by IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and took ten wickets, impressing with his pace.

He subsequently was picked for India A's tour of South Africa where he claimed 10 wickets. Most recently, he featured for India A against New Zealand A. In 16 career T20s, the 23-year-old has 26 wickets at 18.73 and an economy rate of 7.85.

India squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ashish Nehra (only for first T20I)

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