I don’t see Ravichandran Ashwin enjoying the T20 World Cup, to be sincere: Parthiv Patel

Former cricketer Parthiv Patel has claimed that he would not see Ravichandran Ashwin making the lower to be part of India’s T20 World Cup squad.

Ashwin made his return to the Indian T20 squad for the continued West Indies collection after an eight-month hiatus. The off-spinner did have a superb IPL marketing campaign for his franchise Rajasthan Royals this season the place he was helpful with the bat and economical with the ball in hand.

The 35-year-old had a superb outing within the first T20I on Friday as he picked up two wickets from his allotted 4 overs whereas conceding simply 22 runs.

Patel, nonetheless, felt that Ashwin might not make the lower for the World Cup squad. The former wicketkeeper mentioned that Ravi Bishnoi enjoying the subsequent sport towards West indies forward of Ashwin.

Patel went on to say that even with the T20 World Cup squad, he would not see Ashwin making it and mentioned that he would favor to have wrist spinners like Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav as they supply selection.

He additionally mentioned that the wrist spinners will present an attacking choice in between and it’s one thing Ashwin cannot give the group.

“I see Bishnoi playing ahead of Ashwin in the next game (if India decide to go with two spinners). I don’t see Ashwin playing the T20 World Cup, to be honest. I would want variety in Kuldeep Yadav, Bishnoi and (Yuzvendra) Chahal. Wrist spinners give that attacking option in between. Ashwin doesn’t give you that,” mentioned Patel.

The former Indian wicketkeeper additionally praised Rohit Sharma’s ways within the first T20I towards West Indies.

“Even in India, you don’t see three spinners enjoying in a T20 or a one-day sport. Tactically, India have been good all through this tour. Even within the final ODI, once they got here in to bat after rain, they thought (extra) rain would come, and so they performed like that. Today additionally, tactically enjoying three spinners.”

“He made sure the spinners bowled at different times. We saw Ravi Bishnoi bowling four overs together at the death. Ashwin and Jadeja bowled in the first six overs. Usually, we see Ashwin bowling with the new ball, but not Jadeja. But we saw Jadeja bowl because of two right-handed match-ups. Rohit was on top of his game,” mentioned Patel.

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