The shrewd leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has been missing from Indian setup for quite some time which has raised a lot of eyebrows. Yuzvendra Chahal was ignored for ODI WC 2023 squad too and now for Australian 5 T20I match series which was quite shocking.
The spin bowling pair of Kuldeep & Chahal hasn’t got a long rope, especially after the 2019 ODI WC when the legendary skipper MS Dhoni represented India for the last time. It looks unlikely that Chahal & Kuldeep would be seen again as the selection panel & management have shown faith in the rising Ravi Bishnoi.
With less than 8 months left for ICC T20 WC 2024, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel should stick to one combination rather than frequent chopping & changing. There is still uncertainty regarding who will lead India in T20 WC 2024 as Rohit Sharma stated in one of his interviews that he hasn’t given up on any format as a skipper.
It’s a slightly surprising thing to me that you have virtually turned your back on Yuzvendra Chahal- Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra was seen speaking on his YouTube channel. Aakash Chopra was quite astonished that Yuzvendra Chahal didn’t make the cut for the T20I series and in his place, Ravi Bishnoi was selected in the squad. Aakash Chopra feels that the selection panel has made up their mind that Chahal won’t be a member of the Indian white-ball side.
“Ravi Bishnoi is there but Yuzi (Yuzvendra) Chahal isn’t. It’s a slightly surprising thing to me that you have virtually turned your back on him. You neither played him in ODI cricket nor are you keeping his name for T20Is. Is he not good enough anymore?” said Aakash Chopra.
“You start getting a feeling like that, which is not a good feeling because Yuzi Chahal has done well. It seems like the selectors have made up their minds and you can’t do anything if someone has made up their mind,” he added.
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