Former England spinner Graeme Swann has supported India’s decision to pick four spinners for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the US and West Indies. India surprised many by picking four spinners when they announced their 15-player squad for the upcoming marquee event starting June 1. During the press conference earlier this month, India captain Rohit Sharma revealed that he wanted four spinners. Spinner in the team for the much-awaited tournament. Some sections of fans and former cricketers have questioned India’s decision to pick four spinners for the tournament. But Swann believes that India have taken the right decision in selecting four spinners in their 15-player squad. “I think taking four spinners is absolutely the right way to go in the Caribbean and I think you should never question that,” Swann told ANI.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh had questioned India’s decision as he felt four spinners were “a bit much”.
“I think selecting four spinners is a bit much. Three would have been enough. I don’t think we will ever play four spinners in a game. Ravindra Jadeja will play. Maybe Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will play with him. Maybe We will field three spinners in a game. We will know the combo depending on the conditions,” Harbhajan had told ANI earlier this week.
India have included four spinners in the team, which include Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rohit has played his cards carefully and has not revealed the reason behind the decision.
“I definitely wanted four spinners, we have played a lot of cricket there, there is a technical aspect involved. There is a reason for four spinners which I am not going to say right now, but I definitely wanted four spinners and three The seamer and Hardik are at fourth position,” Rohit had said at a press conference earlier this month.
Notably, despite having four spinners in the team, India still does not have an off-spinner in its talented pool of players.
Washington Sundar and Ravichandran Ashwin were the two available options to choose from in the off-spin department. But with both players lacking game time, India decided to go against the option.
The Men in Blue will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, followed by a crucial match against Pakistan at the same venue on June 9. After this, India will play against America and Canada on June 12 and 15 respectively.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh. , Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
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