The absence of veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from India’s 2023 ODI World Cup squad had sparked off debates in cricketing circles and amongst followers on social media alike. India’s 2011 World Cup-winning hero Yuvraj Singh agrees that India will miss him, however stated that the staff will miss Yuzvendra Chahal extra.
“Greater than Ashwin, I really feel leaving out Yuzvendra Chahal may show to be a mistake,” Yuvraj Singh instructed THE WEEK in an unique interview. “A leg-spinner is somebody who will at all times take wickets for you. He’s at all times a game-changer. Kuldeep Yadav is bowling rather well. He’s excellent proper now. However Chahal would have been fairly harmful.
“With Hardik Pandya taking part in the position of a 3rd seamer, you can have picked Chahal as an alternative of the fourth seamer,” the southpaw stated.
An all-rounder who did wonders for India in his taking part in days, Yuvraj Singh was candid in his evaluation of the all-rounders within the present staff for the World Cup. “We now have Ravindra Jadeja. We now have Axar Patel. We now have a line-up which may be very deep in batting. The staff is wanting good additionally as a result of Jasprit Bumrah is again.
“I had a couple of issues earlier than the Asia Cup as a result of there have been quite a lot of accidents. Successful an Asia Cup just isn’t one thing which proves that you will win the World Cup. But it surely positively proves that India is in good kind,” Yuvraj Singh instructed THE WEEK.
For the complete interplay with Yuvraj Singh the place he talks in regards to the attainable No. 4s within the Indian staff, the 2011 World Cup marketing campaign, the all-rounders and the present Indian stars, particularly Shubman Gill, seize the most recent subject of THE WEEK (subject dated October 8), on stands now.
This World Cup particular subject can even have unique interviews with BCCI president Roger Binny and former India nice Sunil Gavaskar.
