Mumbai. Former cricketers Madan Lal and Karsan Ghawari feel that off-spinner R Ashwin and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal should have been included in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup ahead of the World Cup. 17 players have been selected for the Asia Cup, with Kuldeep Yadav selected as the lead spinner. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel have been included in the squad to support them in the spin department. It is known that both R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal got a place in the squad for the T20 World Cup held last year.
Madanlal, who was part of the World Cup winning team in 1983, told news agency PTI that Australian batsman Kuldeep Yadav is playing well. Yuzvendra Chahal should have got a chance. He is a match winning bowler. He said that R Ashwin is a bowler who has taken 500-600 wickets. He knows how to take wickets. We didn’t even play him in the final of the World Test Championship, why this was done, the team management will know very well.
Does not treat senior players well
Karsan Ghawari advocated keeping R Ashwin in the World Cup squad and said that he could prove to be very important in Indian conditions. He said what Ashwin has to prove after taking 712 wickets in international cricket. Despite being a senior player, he was not treated well. Ghawari said that Ashwin is a great bowler and should have been selected in the Asia Cup squad. He will prove to be an important bowler in the ODI World Cup on Indian pitches.
Fitness becomes important
Madanlal questioned the fitness of players like KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer who returned from injury. “Overall, this is the team we were thinking about,” he said. The biggest concern is fitness as both Asia Cup and World Cup are big events and fitness level is important. Ghawari said that India should have kept Yashaswi Jaiswal in the team instead of Tilak Verma.
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Yashaswi is in great form
Karsan Ghawari said that Yashaswi Jaiswasal performed very well in West Indies. He is in great form and the way he has been performing, he should have made the Asia Cup squad. Verma is considered very talented by everyone, but where is his performance. Hope he does well.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Ashwin, Team India, Yuzvendra Chahal
First published: August 22, 2023, 11:57 IST