India, Sept. 13 -- India's assistant coach Sitanshu Kotak emphasised that there is 'no agenda or personal liking-disliking' involved in team selections, while addressing questions over Arshdeep Singh's omission from the playing XI against the UAE. Arshdeep, who is India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is, failed to make the cut in India's Asia Cup opener as the team management decided to go with only one frontline pacer - Jasprit Bumrah. It has been the case for Arshdeep for a long time this year as he was picked in the Champions Trophy squad but didn't play any match there and then warmed the bench for the entire England tour.

Kotak opened up on the team's selection process, stressing that while every member of the squad is capable and des...