Indian World Cup winner Piyush Chawla believes that the Indian team and team management made the right decision in selecting Ravichandran Ashwin as the replacement for injured Axar Patel and believes that Ashwin believes he is an equal replacement for the left-handed all-rounder. For India he is 8.
The Indian cricket team has made late changes to its squad ahead of the 2023 World Cup. The 15-man squad, which impressed in the ODI series in Australia, includes the return of experienced off-spinner R Ashwin in place of the injured Axar Patel. The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu has joined the squad in Guwahati to prepare for the first warm-up match against defending champions England.
In an interview with Espncricinfo, Piyush Chawla said that the Indian team’s decision to include Ravichandran Ashwin in the World Cup squad was a wise one considering the team’s performance so far. expressed his belief in He praised the veteran cricketer as a smart player who is always thinking about the match and can bring the team a good tournament in the upcoming event.
“Ravi Ashwin is the right choice given his experience and the way he has bowled so far after Axar Patel got injured and was not fit to play in the World Cup. Everybody knew that.” That’s not surprising. He can bat and is a very good batsman, so he is a comparable replacement,” Piyush Chawla said.
“Ashwin is a smart cricketer. He is a very good player. Whether he is bowling white ball cricket or bowling red ball cricket, he is always thinking about the game .He’s always in touch with the game. He hasn’t played much ODI cricket in the last two years, but he’s a really good bowler and will do good things for the team.” added Piyush Chawla.
The legendary spinner was ignored by India’s ODI team after the end of the 2017 Champions Trophy and played just two ODIs since 2018 before being asked to return for the current series against Australia. However, he impressed everyone with his skill in the middle overs and that could be crucial for the players in blue, even in spin-prone conditions.
Ravichandran Ashwin Is Walking Into The Playing Eleven Straight Away Against Australia – Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla is confident that Ravichandran Ashwin will jump straight into the playing XI against Australia on home soil, adding that having played cricket for Chennai for many years, He insisted that it would be useful against Cummins’ team against Australia. The team performed well in India’s first World Cup.
“No one expected Ashwin to play. But for the match against Australia in Chennai, he likes to play spin and was immediately included in the starting XI. He has played enough cricket there to take advantage of the situation,” Piyush Chawla further added.
Ashwin is one of India’s most experienced and skilled spin bowling all-rounders. Although he had not played an ODI match for a long time before the Australia series, he has taken a total of 155 wickets in 115 of his ODIs and his experience could help the team in this mega event. There is a gender.
