Yuvraj Singh Questions R Ashwins Place In Indias ODI And T20I Team, Says What Does He Bring With The Bat?

Former India batter Yuvraj Singh got here out with a brutal evaluation on R Ashwin as he stated that spin-bowling all-rounder doesn’t deserve a spot within the white-ball sides of Indian males’s cricket group. Yuvraj argued that whereas Ashwin is a good Test cricketer, his expertise in white-ball cricket are restricted. Ashwin was a part of India’s squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 the place India reached the ultimate and misplaced it to Australia. Ashwin performed only one out of 11 matches that India performed within the match final yr.

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“Ashwin is a great bowler but I don;t think he deserves a place in PDIs and T20s. He is very good with the ball, but what does he bring with the bat? Or as a fielder? In the Test team, yes, he should be there. But in white-ball cricket, I don’t think he deserves a place,” Yuvraj advised Times of India.

Yuvraj additionally spoke on the present sizzling matter in IPL which is Hardik Pandya changing Rohit Sharma because the captain of Mumbai Indians (MI). Hardik was named as the brand new chief very quickly after he was traded in from Gujarat Titans (GT) to MI final yr. This choice by the five-time champions irked the Rohit Sharma followers who ultimately began trolling the franchise. MI misplaced upto 10 lakh followers on Instagram reportedly after this transfer as Rohit followers shifted their base to different groups.

But Yuvraj feels that franchises must assume long run so far as captaincy goes and the choice will need to have been taken trying in future.

“In franchise cricket, it always gets tough as you get old. Every franchise is always looking to promote a young player on whom they have spent a lot, and that is only fair,” stated Yuvraj. 

He additionally stated that he too confronted comparable state of affairs prior to now and understands that there isn’t any substitute to expertise.

“..I have faced this situation too. But then, there can’t be a replacement for experience. Rohit has huge experience and has delivered. But a franchise has to think long term,” added Yuvraj.

Coming again to Yuvraj’s touch upon Ashwin’s white-ball expertise, will probably be fascinating to see how the Chennai-born spinner reacts to the criticism made by 2011 World Cup Man of the Series award winner. Ashwin is understood to be an expressive persona and has a YouTube channel to the place he analyses his and others’ recreation in a really detailed method. Let’s see if the grasp spinner has an opinion on Yuvi’s opinion on him.