Harbhajan Singh accepts that the Indian selectors should figure out how to oblige senior leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the crew for the impending ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday, the day after the finish of India’s gathering stage matches at the continuous Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, declared the 15-part crew for the ODI World Cup at home. Yuzvendra Chahal blatantly ignored the selection panel
Among the outstanding misses from the Asia Cup crew declared last month was Tilak Varma, who is yet to make his ODI debut for India, Prasidh Krishna, who was added as an extra seamer for the mainland occasion, and Sanju Samson, who was picked as a voyaging hold. In any case, veteran India bowler Harbhajan Singh was stunned at the oversight of Yuzvendra Chahal, who wasn’t even important for the Asia Cup.
Yuzvendra Chahal should have been in the World Cup squad- Harbhajan Singh
Previous Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh was seen speaking on his YouTube channel and considers Yuzvendra Chahal as the best restricted over spinner in the nation presently and said the selectors failed in not picking him for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30.
“This match winner should have been in the World Cup squad I have excluded Axar Patel because Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are very similar players. I think Yuzvendra Chahal is one player who hasn’t been given proper opportunities for quite some time now. He is a matchwinner, and his stats are a testament to that,” said Harbhajan Singh.
“No spinner has made the kind of impact that he has in T20Is and ODIs. It could be the case that he isn’t on good terms with someone from the team. I am guessing this could be the case, as he has been made to sit out despite performing well,” he said
“Axar Patel is also a very good player, but Yuzvendra Chahal should get the nod ahead of him because we already have Ravindra Jadeja. Chahal is one of the few bowlers who can single-handedly win matches, as we have seen many times in the IPL,” he added.
“India has a very good team, but they need to set the right template. When England won the World Cup, their template was to play attacking cricket. I am not saying India should do the same. India has enough firepower in every department, but it is important to make the best use of those resources,” he concluded.