There appears to be no finish to the controversy, whether or not quick bowler Jaydev Unadkat must be a a part of the Indian workforce or not. Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels that the left-arm pacer deserved a spot within the squad for Sri Lanka sequence. The Indian workforce led by Shikhar Dhawan has 5 new recruits — and a left-armer in Chetan Sakariya.
“I wonder whether they would have included Unadkat as a net bowler considering his experience and he’s an India player and a seasoned First-Class bowler. He’s unlucky to miss out. When you look at the seam department, it’s not the strongest because the quality bowlers are playing Test cricket for India,” Manjrekar advised ESPNCricinfo.
Unadkat has been churning out performances within the home circuit and was the best wicket-taker in final Ranji Trophy. But Manjrekar believes his present within the IPL may have a deterrent to India choice.
“Unadkat would feel hard done by. He’s never been an IPL raging success. I mean, he has been brilliant at the First-Class level. This year though I think there were a couple of performances where he’s shown his class. So yes, there are a few that you would think have missed out. But that’s always the case,” Manjrekar stated.
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“When you look at the seam-bowling options, you’ve got a Sakariya, you’ve got someone like a Pandya who can bowl. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Saini maybe Unadkat might have felt he could have got a nod there.”
Unadkat had made his India debut in a Test in opposition to South Africa in 2010. Since then he has performed seven ODIs and 10 T20Is for the nation choosing up seven and 14 wickets, respectively. As far as the IPL is worried, he has 85 wickets in 84 matches until now.
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