WTC Final 2023: Lack of Ashwin tormented on the first day, Gavaskar raised questions
R. Ashwin, WTC Final 2023: The final of the World Test Championship is being played between India and Australia. Team India has not included Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing-11 and has taken the field with only one spinner in the form of Ravindra Jadeja.
A lot of questions are being raised on this decision of Captain Rohit Sharma and the Indian team management. Many former veteran cricketers believe that how can one get the world’s number one Test bowler out in an important match like the final.
Gavaskar angry for not feeding Ashwin :-
Sunil Gavaskar, one of India’s greatest batsmen, criticized Team India’s decision to drop Ashwin during the commentary. He said- There are five left-handed batsmen in the Australian team. These include David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc. Despite this, there is no off-spinner in your team? Why is it like this? This decision is incomprehensible. At the same time, Harbhajan Singh, who was doing commentary with Gavaskar, also supported Gavaskar.
Michael Vaughan also expressed displeasure :-
Apart from this, many other former cricketers have also expressed their displeasure over the decision not to feed Ashwin on social media. These include former England captain Michael Vaughan. Vaughan tweeted and wrote – There is no Ashwin in the Indian team. This is a big mistake. At the same time, Sourav Ganguly also called the decision wrong.
Ganguly, part of the commentary panel for the final, said – I do not believe in thinking what will happen later. As a captain, you take decisions before the toss and India decided to go with four fast bowlers.
WTC Final 2023: Ganguly and Ponting said this :-
They have found success with four fast bowlers over the years. He has won Test matches. Every captain is different. Rohit and I think differently. If you ask me, it would have been difficult for me to keep a quality bowler like Ashwin out of the playing-11.
If you have bowlers like Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble in the team, whatever the condition, it is important to feed them. At the same time, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said – As the game progresses, I think the attitude of the pitch will change. Ashwin could have troubled the left-handed batsmen, but he is not in the team.
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