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After India called up veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin to its team for the Australia series, Harbhajan Singh criticized the Indian selectors.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Indian captain Rohit Sharma suggested that Ravichandran Ashwin might make a sensational white-ball comeback after Indian all-rounder Axar Patel suffered an injury prior to the Asia Cup final match against Sri Lanka. The veteran Indian all-rounder Ashwin secured his One Day International (ODI) return for the Australia series the day after Rohit and company were named the Asia Champions in Colombo.
Two teams from India have been named for the three-match series against Australia. India’s final white-ball assignment prior to the ICC World Cup will be the Australia series. The hosts will be challenged by the five-time world champions in three ODIs and five T20Is. Legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh has criticized selectors for adding reinforcements in the form of spinners Ashwin and Washington Sundar in response to India’s ODI team announcement.
‘They have probably realized their mistake’
The first player summoned there was Washington Sundar, who wasn’t on the original Asia Cup roster. After that, R Ashwin has been added as a second player for this series. Therefore, Team India is looking for off-spinners anywhere. They have undoubtedly realized that they made a mistake by not including an off-spinner in the lineup and that our bowlers could have difficulties if a large number of left-handers approach them. Why go through all of this trouble? On his YouTube channel, Harbhajan added, “It is beyond my comprehension or they are going to make another error to make up for their former mistake.
In January 2022, veteran all-rounder Ashwin made his final ODI appearance for India. It should be noted that none of India’s 15-player World Cup roster included an off-spinner. At the Asia Cup, India also played without an off-spinner. For the first two games of the Australia series, the Indian think tank has also opted to rest the captain, Rohit, the former captain Virat Kohli, the vice-captain Hardik Pandya, and the spinner Kuldeep.
“You won’t ever choose three spinners.”
“You never choose three spinners for your team. You will pick no more than two. No matter how many left-handers are in front of you, Ravindra Jadeja will play, and Kuldeep Yadav will be the other spinner. As of right moment, nobody can replace him, according to Harbhajan.
Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna have also been added to India’s roster for the ODI series, in addition to Washington and Ashwin. Axar gets chosen for the third ODI against Australia after missing the Asia Cup final owing to a quadriceps strain. Axar’s participation, though, depends on his physical condition. Speaking further about Ashwin’s return, former India spinner Harbhajan also clarified how the seasoned all-rounder can be included in the Men In Blue World Cup roster.
Since you still have till September 28th, two off-spinners have been retained. You’ll want to watch R Ashwin and Washington Sundar again to see what they can do in this format. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have maintained two off-spinners on your team, thus it is obvious. If either of them does really well, he may be selected for the World Cup roster for Team India. There is a lot at stake since Washington Sundar and R Ashwin might join this team, he continued.