The BCCI brass has taken note but since it wasn't a direct criticism of the selection policy, the parent body doesn't want to charge Ambati Rayudu.
While Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Deepak Chahar will be travelling with the team purely as net bowlers.
For Sunrisers to remain relevant in this edition, they need to stop the CSK juggernaut which looks easier said than done.
Rayudu took an indirect dig at the selectors by revealing his plans for the World Cup, which is scheduled to start on May 30.
Gautam Gambhir feels the selectors have missed out on thinking out-of-the-box and bringing in a few unknown faces to take the opponents by surprise.
Not long after Rayudu seemed to have cemented the No.4 spot, he finds himself searching for answers to what led to his omission from the ICC World Cup 2019.
Who between the two finally seals the second wicket-keeper's spot is likely to be the most discussed topic during the meeting on Monday.
It has been learnt that the Indian team management is very happy with Shankar's technique and more importantly his temperament in pressure situations.
The hugely popular Suresh Raina (56), coming in at number three, was the only batter to post a half-century.
Dhoni got down to business and was seen discussing with head coach Stephen Fleming and batting coach Mike Hussey.
India have tried a number of players for the spot including Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar and Ambati Rayudu but all of them have failed at times under pressure.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that Virat Kohli along with Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma should be India's top three as that is their strong point.
Ravi Shastri said that India don't want to loose too many wickets early on in a match and if a situation arrives as such, Virat Kohli could be pushed down the order.
After winning the match, stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma picked out all-rounder Kedar Jadhav for special praise.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that the determination of this Indian team is what makes it different from other teams.
Rohit said despite knowing that the Westpac Stadium pitch would be fast-bowling friendly with moisture on it, he decided to bat first after winning the toss.
Ambati Rayudu starred with the bat with a 113-ball 90 before Hardik Pandya tonked the ball around for a 22-ball 45 to guide India to 252 from 49.5 overs in Wellington.
Ambati Rayudu, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Chahal were the stars for India in their 35-run win over New Zealand in Wellington.
Ambati Rayudu scored 90 while Hardik Pandya smashed a 22-ball 45 and took two wickets as India beat New Zealand by 35 runs to take the five-match series 4-1.
The 33-year-old India player was reported on 13 January for a suspect action during the first one-day international of their series against Australia in Sydney.
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