Speaking to Star Sports activities, Hayden stated, “The job which he hates essentially the most is choosing any squad for the match. Within the Indian context, I might like to see Sanju Samson within the squad. Additionally India wants extra all-rounders than batters so Axar Patel can be a better option than Tilak Verma.”
The Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2023 was introduced on August 21 with some shocking names in it. Essentially the most anticipated was one of many exclusions of wizard spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
KL Rahul not being fully match bought chosen within the squad. The choice to choose Kuldeep over Chahal was influenced by eyeing the workforce steadiness. Axar performing properly each with the bat and ball will present extra depth to the batting. Kuldeep’s efficiency in previous years has been actually spectacular, within the final 9 ODI matches he took 18 wickets.
Samson will journey as a backup participant within the Asia Cup. He’s a possible substitute for KL Rahul who is totally recovering from niggle damage.
The wicket-keeper batter carried out extraordinarily properly in final yr’s IPL season and in opposition to Eire, however nonetheless didn’t make it to the squad.
The 15-member Indian squad picked by Hayden follows: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel.
(With IANS Inputs)
