Nonetheless, Gautam Gambhir, the previous Indian opener, believes that regardless of their spectacular pre-World Cup efficiency, there may be one facet of Group India’s composition that requires some consideration earlier than the mega occasion.Whereas all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has solidified his place as a vital member of the Indian crew. Gambhir acknowledged his distinctive bowling and fielding expertise however emphasised on the necessity for him to contribute extra considerably with the bat.
“We all know he (Jadeja) can bowl 10 overs on any given day on any floor. He’s an incredible fielder however he should contribute higher as a batter at No. 7 since you can’t go in with simply six batters,” Gambhir mentioned on Star Sports activities
“If Ishan Kishan performs at No. 5, there are query marks there as effectively. So Ravindra Jadeja should win matches with batting since you may need a scenario the place you want 80 or 90 runs in 10 overs and the No. 6 and No. 7 batters could be enjoying collectively,” added Gambhir.
Earlier on Monday, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a shock comeback because the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced the squad for the three-match ODI collection towards Australia beginning at residence on September 22.
The collection will function the ultimate preparation for each groups earlier than going into the ODI World Cup, beginning October 5 in India.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for the primary two matches of the collection. KL Rahul will lead the crew within the absence of Rohit within the first two video games. Nonetheless, each Rohit and Virat will return for the ultimate one-dayer.
Shreyas Iyer, who missed the latter half of the Asia Cup attributable to again spasm has additionally been included within the crew.
All-rounder Axar Patel, who suffered a quad harm throughout India’s Asia Cup Tremendous 4 fixture towards Bangladesh will miss the primary two video games. His inclusion for the ultimate recreation shall be topic to health.
Man-of-the-series within the not too long ago concluded Asia Cup, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has additionally been rested for the primary two matches and can return within the squad for the ultimate recreation.
The largest consequence nevertheless from the squad announcement was the return of Ashwin, who final performed an ODI for India in January 2022.
The inclusion of Ashwin now implies that the 37-year-old remains to be very a lot within the operating to be a part of India’s World Cup marketing campaign regardless of being disregarded of the provisional squad.
