The India team put their heads down and started training for the next three-match T20I series against New Zealand, with the first T20I slated for Friday, November 18, days after their humbling departure from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.
In the absence of veteran players like KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan will command Team India in the shorter format, while Hardik Pandya will do so in ODIs. One of the select few team members who did not get to participate in the recently finished T20 World Cup was Yuzvendra Chahal. The management of the team persisted in using finger spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin while keeping the leg spinner off the field for the duration of the competition.
In Australia, Ashwin and Axar both performed poorly. While Axar only got three wickets in five matches, Ashwin took six wickets in six games.
India will play New Zealand in their first series after losing to them in the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinals. It provides India an opportunity to begin putting their World Cup campaign back together following the dramatic 10-wicket loss to England that put a stop to it. Former cricket players have brought up a number of problems since that match, but the absence of spinner Yuzvendra Chahal appears to be a recurring theme. The 32-year-old was a member of the squad and one of the first names on the team sheet before the event, but he ended up missing all of the games in Australia because India preferred to play with Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel in the starting eleven.
In Australia, Finger Spinners Don’t Get Much Assistance – Mohammad Kaif
Mohammad Kaif, a former Indian batsman, referred to the decision to sit leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal as a “huge error.” Leggins are significant in Australia, according to Kaif, and the perplexing decision to bench Chahal can only be explained by captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid.
Every side, whether it is England, Australia, or South Africa, use a leg-spinner due to the importance of this position. Four to five leg-spinners are among the top 10 bowlers according to the ICC rankings, according to Mohammad Kaif.
“In Australia, finger spinners don’t get a lot of assistance. The wrist spinners are used because there is bounce. It was a mistake to skip Chahal. It can only be explained by Rohit and Dravid, he continued.
With 15 wickets in eight games, Sri Lankan wrist spinner Vanindu Hasaranga set a new record for the T20 World Cup 2022. Adil Rashid only got four wickets in six games but had an amazing economy rate of 6.12, while Shadab Khan collected 11 wickets in seven games.