Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has again made a serious excavation in the Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir, despite being the most successful pacer to continuously sell Arshdeep Singh and play him, he is ready to play out of XI.
Prior to their next match against Pakistan, Indian fielding coach Ryan Ten Dotk has not made any changes in the XI to play Indian from the UAE. This means that Arshdeep Singh can remember another game in the Asia Cup 2025.
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Speaking about Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin cited the example of other teams and how they always go with the best bowling options. He has also said how teams lead their expert bowlers to improve their batting skills, rather than leaving them from the side.
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“I am not sure that Shivam Dubey is your third seamar. This is not about Shivam Dube. It is about being a quality bowler in your lineup. I believe that the depth of batting is important in T20. Just look at other teams, Mitchell Starc, Cagiso Rabada, Adil Rashid and Joofra Arthar, they said that the said.”
It has been unfortunate that India is focusing on restoring the depth of its batting, leaving the expert bowlers, which caused cricketers like Pesar Arshdeep Singh.
“In fact, these teams have worked on the batting of those who are appropriate bowlers. But only in India we think of players who are batsmen, but can bowl a little. In fact, it should be reverse.”
“Arshdeep Singh has shown that he can throw the bat. He has displayed his batting credentials. If someone has talent, you should work with him. It should not be a case of sitting outside him and playing Dubey because he is a batsman and can bowl a little. In T20 cricket, he can bowl a good four-over spell,” he said.
Why can’t Arshdeep Singh be closed in Indian playing XI? – Dawa R Ashwin
Ashwin retired from the format for a long time and announced his international retirement in December 2024, stating that the left -handed pace should be part of the Xi as he is currently at the peak of his career.
“Arshdeep has to come in. In my view, if you can lock Shubman Gill as a opener, Suryakumar Yadav at number 4 and No. 11 as Jaspreet Bumrah, then someone who may not be your best T20 bowler, can be locked? These rules for batter and bowlers have always been a system in my head.”
“These decisions related to bowlers are sometimes taken by batsmen. These batsmen have never bowled in their entire life. The bowlers are doing this forever. It is difficult for the batsmen to understand the mindset of the bowlers.”
He said, “Think about confidence in bowlers. If you are constantly parking it out of the edge because you want a number 8, think what he is doing. He is in a purple patch and bowling well. He is not going to bring these amazing years back,” he said.
“Why are you writing his destiny, just because he can’t bat?”
Ashwin clearly stated that Indian young man Arshdeep Singh should be angry for repeated drops from the XI to play Indian, despite being India’s biggest pace in the smallest format of the game.
“Why are you writing your destiny, just because he cannot bat. I want to say this to the bowling community. If we do not have pride within our community, no one will take us seriously. If we are made to sit outside, we should be angry,” said Ashwin.
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