Former South African batsman, AB de Villiers expressed his disappointment at the absence of Yuzvendra Chahal’s name in India’s squad. Yuzvendra Chahal has been a consistent and vital member of India’s white-ball team.
The exclusion of India’s wrist-spin sensation, Yuzvendra Chahal, from the forthcoming Asia Cup 2023 lineup has stirred a buzz of opinions and controversies as the competition approaches. What’s notable is that the chosen squad is without a single leg-spinner, leaving both analysts and cricket lovers stunned by Chahal’s exclusion. Even AB de Villiers, his teammate from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), didn’t shy away from voicing his disappointment over the spinner’s absence.
Chahal’s crucial involvement in India’s white-ball lineups throughout the years has been impossible to ignore. Nonetheless, he seems to have endured repeated oversights when it comes to major tournaments. Surprisingly, he’s yet to make an appearance in any ICC event while sporting the national jersey.
In a stunning turn of events, the selectors picked Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav as the major spin-bowling choices for the much-anticipated competition, leaving out Yuzvendra Chahal. The seam-bowling section saw Prasidh Krishna winning the fifth position in the team. The decision to leave out a skilled leg-spinner like Chahal has truly become a talking point as the cricketing fraternity sets up for the Asia Cup.
“Chahal has been dropped, selectors making their intentions clear who they will be picking. It’s a bit of a disappointing drop for me, Yuzi is always very handy and it’s great to have the leg-spinning option in your team. We know how skillful he is,” AB de Villiers said on his YouTube channel.
India’s campaign in the Asia Cup will kick off with a high-stakes match against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2.
India squad for the Asia Cup 2023:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna
Reserve Player: Sanju Samson
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