The Indian squad for Asia Cup 2023 has been announced. There are some names in the 17-man squad that are surprising, and some that aren’t, which is even more surprising. Yuzvendra Chahal has not got a chance in the team, while R Ashwin is also not a part of this team. Absence of Ashwin’s name did not make the fans very happy. Every Indian cricket fan must hear Sunil Gavaskar’s reply when he was asked about this on a sports show. Gavaskar said we always do this, the team is announced and we start arguing whether it is taken or not.
Gavaskar made it clear that the team that is selected is the Indian team and the team that is not selected should not watch the match. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 17-member squad for the Asia Cup on Monday. Sanju Samson has been selected as a back-up player along with 17 players.
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Sunil Gavaskar was asked on Aajtak, ‘People are asking a lot about Ashwin Sunny Bhai. A lot of questions are coming whether you were looking at Ashwin as a wild card, whether you thought he could be kept in the team.
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To this Gavaskar said, ‘Yes of course, there are many players who could have been kept in the team. As I said, there are many players, who will think that they have been a bit unlucky, but now this team has become, now this Ashwin-Vashwin… whatever they are, don’t talk about them, who they are. Our team is selected, we will support it, why not take them, why not take them… This is our wrong thinking, we always make this argument somewhere, you leave it, the team that is selected, Yes, she is. Selected, if you don’t like, don’t watch the match. But it’s not necessarily take them, take them, things like that. This is our team, this is the Indian team, why don’t you take it, why not take it, stop it now.