Former Indian batsman Sourav Ganguly shocked to see India management drop spinning star Ravichandran Ashwin and included Ravindra Jadeja in the mix for the WTC final. Ravichandran Ashwin he was an integral part of the team during BGT 2023 and played a key role in their triumph.
The Men in Blue chose pacer 4 Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj, while left arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat was passed over and could have been the surprise package for the Australians.
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The omission of Ravichandran Ashwin has raised questions about the player selection criteria. We must not forget that Ravichandran Ashwin can also be used as a floater and has a pretty good record against the ball-in-hand Aussies.
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Australia got off to a pretty good start to their innings after being asked by India to bat first in the 2021-23 WTC. The Aussies scored 73 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the morning session as it was an even session for both teams.
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India have won tests with 4 fast bowlers- Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly was seen interacting with Star Sports (*broadcasters). Sourav Ganguly made it clear that leaving a player of the stature of Ravichandran Ashwin is never easy and indirectly questioned tactics.
“It’s an afterthought and I don’t believe in afterthoughts in cricket. As captain you make a decision before the toss and India decided they would field and hence the decision to go in with 4 fast bowlers. Having said that, in recent years, they have had success with 4 fast pitchers in these conditions. They have won Tests with 4 fast bowlers.” said Sourav Ganguly
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“If you ask me, if I was captaining, every captain is different. Rohit is different, I think different. I would find it very, very difficult to keep a spinner of Ashwin’s quality out of the first XI.” added.
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