India, Jan. 4 -- Mohammed Siraj was a shocking exclusion from India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad. Siraj last played in a T20I for India in July 2024 vs Sri Lanka. The pacer has taken 14 wickets in 16 T20Is at an average of 32.28, and also has a four-wicket haul. Reacting to Siraj's omission, cricket legend AB De Villiers called it 'unlucky', but also feels that India has picked a well-balanced bowling department for the tournament.

De Villiers and Siraj are former IPL teams, when the pair played for RCB. Siraj did make his comeback to the setup for the New Zealand series in January, but he will be disappointed to miss out on the T20 World Cup squad.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, De Villiers said, "We see Siraj in the ODI squad, he is o...