India will start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign towards Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai, which is able to host all of India’s matches as a part of the hybrid nature of the match, and have 5 spinners of their squad. However former off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the bowling assault is somewhat too spin-heavy for the pitch on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium.
Whereas Pakistan is the official host nation of the match making its return for the primary time since 2017, India’s refusal to journey throughout the border to take part led to the hybrid association, which was agreed to after a lot wrangling between the Worldwide Cricket Council, Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Management for Cricket in India.
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The squad led by Rohit Sharma has two specialist spinners within the type of Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, apart from spin-bowling all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar.
Sharing his opinion on that whereas speaking on his Hindi YouTube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat’, Ashwin stated 5 spinners is lots in a 15-member squad.
“5 spinners in Dubai? I don’t know. I believe we’re one spinner too many, if not two,” he stated. “The 2 left-arm spinners (Jadeja and Axar) are your greatest all-rounders alongside Hardik Pandya. So each Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are going to play. Hardik may also play and Kuldeep will play.”
India have added thriller spinner Varun after his good present throughout England’s white-ball tour of India. However Ashwin stated he cannot see Varun enjoying except India choose an eleven that has just one specialist pacer.
“If you need Varun Chakravarthy within the staff, then you’ll have to make a pacer sit out and use Hardik as your second pacer. Else you’ll have to drop a spinner to herald a 3rd seamer,” stated Ashwin, India’s greatest Check off-spinner in historical past with 537 wickets.
India, who’re in Group A alongside Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand, will open their Champions Trophy marketing campaign towards Bangladesh on February 20.
