After a full-fledged tour to the WI, followed by a T20I series in Ireland, the action returns to the sub-continent, with the Asia Cup 2023, scheduled to start next week. Senior pros Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli return to action, while Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna, who made a comeback after injury in the Ireland tour, have also been named in the squad.

Yuzvendra Chahal is one of the biggest omission and many ex-cricketers have questioned his absence from the squad. But ex-PAK spinner Danish Kaneria feels BCCI did the right thing by not including the wrist spinner, stating he doesn’t “deserve” a spot.

On his YouTube channel, Danish Kaneria said –

“Yuzvendra Chahal doesn’t deserve to be in Team India right now. He has been very inconsistent. Kuldeep Yadav, on the other hand, has picked up wickets regularly and can be effective in the middle overs. The selectors took the right call by going with Kuldeep over Chahal.”

In the absence of Chahal, the onus will be on Kuldeep Yadav to lead India’s spin attack. He’ll find support from all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.

Tilak Varma can also be seen rolling his arms, considering Rohit Sharma has utilised him while playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

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