The Indian selectors chose to go with up to five spinners on the team for the next Champions Trophy 2025. The decision to drop the young and talented opener Yashavi Jaiswal on the day of the deadline and opt for an additional spinner in Varun Chakravarthy Eyebrows of many.

The five spinnings in the team of 15 men in India are: Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Suandar and Varun Chakravarthy.

A former Cricket player who resonates with the problem is veteran Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Being a spinner, Ashwin understands its importance, especially in subcontinent conditions, but even he feels that Indian selectors have wasted space by obtaining one, if not two additional spinners.

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Ashwin names three Indian spinners of the five to have preference when playing XI for Champions Trophy 2025

Speaking in a video on his YouTube channel, the 38 -year -old highlighted three spinners who will receive the preference of the five selected.

Ravichandran Ashwin said: “I think we are too many spinner, if not 2. The 2 spinners of the left arm are your best altre in which Hardik Pandya. Then both Axar and Laadaje are going to play. Hardik will also play and kuldeep will play. If you want Varun Chakravarthy on the team, so you will have to make a pacemaker feel and use Hardik as your second pacemaker.

Ashwin supported the inclusion of Kuldeep in the XI of play without any concern, but acknowledged that Varun’s expense would be losing opportunities. However, the key question raised by the recently retired star was if India will have friendly conditions with the turn in Dubai as expected.

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