Pity for Vijay, surprise over Binny: Twitter reacts to India's World Cup team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup — and while there were no shock selections, Twitter caught on to the fact that regular Test opener Murali Vijay and last year’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh were left out. The team: MS Dhoni (Captain), Virat Kohli (V Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Md. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma. [caption id=“attachment_2032513” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Stuart Binny made the cut. AFP[/caption] There was mild surprise over the selection of all-rounder Stuart Binny as well. While many expressed delight over Stuart’s selection (his father Roger was part of the 1983 World Cup winning squad), he also became the butt of jokes — especially because he has been overlooked by MS Dhoni many times despite being in tournament squads. Here are some of the top Twitter reactions to the team: https://twitter.com/venkatananth/status/552402656413880320 https://twitter.com/cricketwallah/status/552402689972527104 https://twitter.com/newton3G/status/552404853310623745 https://twitter.com/chetannarula/status/552404030312697856 https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/552402277550792704 https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/552409742619213824 https://twitter.com/clutchplay/status/552402097795506177 https://twitter.com/venkatananth/status/552401613374357505 https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/552400259281063938 https://twitter.com/BeingHumanChan_/status/552400400654270464 https://twitter.com/rgcricket/status/552408922716655616 https://twitter.com/rgcricket/status/552410923085074433