The Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup was introduced by the all-India senior choice committee earlier this week. Whereas many of the squad could possibly be anticipated, there have been a number of modifications that sprung a shock.
Whereas the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel make their comeback from respective accidents, dynamic all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja misses out on the minimize owing to a lately incurred knee harm. Echoing on the identical strains, former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena opined that Jadeja not being obtainable will probably be a “huge loss” for the Males in Blue.
India needs to be cautious of not having a left-hander within the squad; reckons Jayawardene
Jayawardene mentioned on The ICC Evaluation, “It’s a problem. That they had fitted him properly in that No.5 function. He has been batting very well and him and Hardik (Pandya) being in that high six – two guys who can provide that all-round choices – gave India rather more flexibility in that batting order.”
“It’s a powerful one for them, and doubtless a priority not having that left-hander. They’ve switched to leaving out DK (Dinesh Karthik) and bringing in Rishabh (Pant) in that function, batting at 5 or 4. These are issues they should settle going into the World Cup. However not having Ravindra Jadeja, the shape that he was in… will probably be an enormous loss for them,” he added.
Mahela Jayawardene suggests Virat Kohli’s tough patch over the past 12 months could be a level of concern
One of many main positives for India within the lately concluded Asia Cup is former skipper Virat Kohli finiding his type again. The best-hander put up a stellar present within the continental match. Kohli additionally managed to register his first-ever T20I ton whereas taking part in in opposition to Afghanistan- his first worldwide century since November 2019.
“He was there and thereabouts just about. He simply didn’t have that huge rating beneath his belt to get that confidence, particularly in white-ball cricket, which is at all times going to occur.
“There have been a number of harm issues within the final 12 months. He had little niggles and so they rested him and India saved on giving folks relaxation, with the workload that that they had. So not having that constant run additionally makes it powerful,” concluded Jayawardene.
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