Bharat’s squad for the Asia Cup 2023 has won a combined response, with a division of fanatics and mavens declaring the plain ‘flaws’ that exist within the crew. Highlighting one of the vital sickness fields within the crew, former Bharat famous person Gautam Gambhir asserted the want to have a right kind extra for Hardik Pandya. Even though Shardul Thakur has proven over presen how fruitful he can also be with the bat, Gambhir doesn’t assume he’s the best extra for Hardik. The previous Bharat opening batter, rather, sought after Shivam Dube to have got the nod.
“One name they (the select should have definitely considered is Shivam Dube because of the kind of form he is in. You need a backup for Hardik Pandya. Shardul Thakur can’t be that. Shardul Thakur cannot be Hardik’s backup,” he mentioned in a talk on Megastar Sports activities.
Gambhir’s opinion, on the other hand, met sturdy resistance from former Bharat cricketer Suni Joshi who cautioned the selectors from blending ODIs and T20Is.
“No, I don’t think so. We have seen Shivam Dube. He would’ve been scoring in T20s but this is entirely format and a different tournament. With due respect to Gautam, this is my view. Shivam Dube has struggled with the ball and also in the field.”
Giving his opinion on Bharat’s ODI squad for the Asia Cup, Gambhir mentioned despite the fact that it’s a significance unit, he would’ve picked yet another wrist spinner, within the mode of Yuzvendra Chahal or Ravi Bishnoi.
“It’s a decent squad, according to me a nice squad is picked, but somewhere a wrist spinner is needed. It’s a seam-heavy squad and I believe either Ravi Bishnoi or Yuzvendra Chahal should have been picked because of conditions, when you are playing in India it’s important to keep two wrist spinners in the squad,” he opined.
“Somewhere it’s a one-dimensional attack, two left-arm spinners, one wrist spinner and other pacers, it’s a seam-heavy attack (four-seamers). I think it’s a place where they could do better if they have selected one out of either leg-spinner. I believe you could give a break to Mohammad Shami and the mode through which Prasidh Krishna is, you need to pick out a wrist spinner,” Gambhir defined.
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