Former Australian cricket group opener Matthew Hayden known as Yuzvendra Chahal’s exclusion from Bharat’s Asia Cup 2023 squad ‘large’ and identified how difficult it mush had been for the selectors making an allowance for they’d any other just right choice in Kuldeep Yadav. “There’re some big omissions. Chahal in particular, that leg-spinner is such a superb player and (it) must be tough for the selectors because they’ve also got another one in Kuldeep (Yadav)…. he’s a superb player. So, they’ve gone for that as an option,” Hayden mentioned. The explosive opener additionally subsidized younger avid gamers Shubman Gill and Tilak Varma to form the chance depend later they had been named in Bharat’s squad for the Asia Cup.
Next creating a admirable 890 runs within the IPL 2023, Gill went via a incline pocket all through the excursion to West Indies, hitting simply two fifties in 10 suits throughout 3 codecs.
Then again, Varma inspired all with advantageous outings within the T20I layout within the Caribbean, culminating in his maiden call-up to the Bharat ODI aspect.
“(It) is this extreme talent, especially within the batting sense, that brings India to life. Gill hasn’t played a lot of one-day cricket for his country yet. Tilak Varma hasn’t played a game of one-day cricket for his country. But that doesn’t mean they’re not able to deliver.
“And this is what we’ve seen in the IPL. We’ve seen names which otherwise you’d have absolutely zero idea of, come to the IPL, not an international stage but certainly an international event, and set it alight. So, I feel very confident in the fact that Indian cricket is in good hands,” Hayden told media here on the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating Award.
Hayden pointed out the strong character of India’s middle-order to underline his point.
“When you look at India’s middle-order, you look at Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma… those 3-4 players, and Rohit Sharma described it best. He said ‘you can look at anyone at those numbers but ultimately it’s not one of them that wins you the World Cup,” mentioned Hayden.
Speaking additional about Varma’s inclusion, Hayden mentioned it generally is a advance with alternative large occasions in thoughts.
“Within the govern as much as Global Cups, you’re at all times getting to have some avid gamers and we’ve revealed the category of Tilak Varma. I believe it’s a just right technique in relation to now not simply this Global Cup however even doubtlessly coming into the later Global Cup (T20 Global Cup 2024) as neatly,” he mentioned.
Hayden mentioned the presence of Varma within the squad will put power on Suryakumar Yadav, who has had a crispy age auditioning for the Negative 4 place in ODIs.
“The great thing about Team India is that it has got a really solid 1-2-3 combination, similar to Australia. When you look at their last four or five months, they’ve had a really strong engine room,” he mentioned.
“They’ve got some good problems to solve through the middle-order. If they can fill spots with talented young players like Tilak Varma, it can put pressure on someone like Suryakumar Yadav — I think that’s a good strategy; keep everyone honest in the side and performing, so not a bad move,” Hayden defined.
Requested whether or not Bharat head lecturer Rahul Dravid is conservative in his manner, Hayden mentioned coaches don’t win tournaments, however avid gamers do. He cited ‘Bazball’ an illustration.
“Like Rahul (Dravid) is impressive to your Tilak Varmas, he’s, almost definitely, impressive to your Suryakumar Yadavs as neatly. We’re gonna have any other stunning identify right here in Baz (Brendon) McCullum…the place it’s now not at all times the innovation that wins you Global Cups or tournaments.
“I mean, as much as people were talking about Bazball, it was still in England, a drawn series (Ashes 2023),” Hayden said.
Hayden also brushed aside concerns about ODI forms of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
“Since his hundred against Australia in Ahmedabad, I’ve seen a different Virat Kohli. I haven’t seen a lot of his performances of late coming into the West Indies.
“However large avid gamers need large tournaments and either one of the ones two names will likely be eager for a large Global Cup. They’ll each play games I believe in keeping with that. I wouldn’t be too fearful about it,” he mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
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