Danish Kaneria, a former Pakistan spinner, slammed India’s poor performance and questionable selections in the 2017 T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya’s fitness and form were discussed by Danish Kaneria, who also mentioned their lack of wicket-taking bowlers in the tournament.
In their two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand, India’s bowling attack has been lifeless. On Sunday, Jasprit Bumrah removed the two New Zealand batters, while the Indian spinners went wicketless against Pakistan.
“When you play bits and pieces kind of player like Hardik Pandya, then you won’t get anything out of him. Just to show the world, you bowled him a few overs. You excluded Yuzvendra Chahal from the squad. Rahul Chahar is sitting on the bench. Are you going to make him sell eggs from the bench?” Rahul Chahar
Kaneria also mentioned that every side has a wicket-taking spinner, and he looked perplexed that India didn’t have one.
Wanindu Hasaranga
“If you see every team in the World Cup, the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga, Adil Rashid, Rashid Khan, Shadab Khan – there are countless leg-spinners performing at every venue. Even yesterday, Hasaranga picked three wickets against England and leggies are picking up scalps. But if Rahul Chahar doesn’t inspire confidence, you should have kept Chahal.” He added
Despite his wicketless performance against Pakistan, the men in blue stuck with Varun Chakravarthy against New Zealand. Dew likely played a role in the 30-year-failure old’s to make an impression against the Kiwis.
Kaneria further chastised Kaneria for benching Ravichandran Ashwin since the Test Championship final. Despite having a large number of bowling options, the 40-year-old believes that Bumrah appears to be the only in-form bowler.
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