New Delhi: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has urged the Indian workforce administration to offer Washington Sundar with “correct” function readability, warning that the bowling all-rounder might in any other case be left “looking for who he’s.” Ashwin burdened that Washington have to be handled as a frontline bowling all-rounder and given a full quota of overs to construct confidence with the bat as properly. The 26-year-old has bowled solely seven overs throughout the primary two ODIs in opposition to South Africa and is but to take a wicket.
“After you have determined to play Washington Sundar, you’ve got to deal with him as a bowler who can bat. You’ve got to bowl out his overs,” stated Ashwin on his YouTube channel.
“Provided that he retains bowling, he’ll have the mindset of a bowler who can bat. In any other case, if he simply bats and bowls just a few overs, he’ll preserve looking for who he’s. So do not go away him within the looking out area. As an alternative, the workforce ought to arrive at giving him the correct function readability,” he added.
India didn’t defend 358 within the second ODI as South Africa leveled the three-match collection with a four-wicket win. They’d scraped by way of within the opening ODI after scoring 348.
Ashwin felt the hosts lacked a ending possibility within the absence of Hardik Pandya and questioned whether or not a like-for-like alternative was neglected.
“India additionally did not end properly with the bat in each ODIs. Particularly when you do not have a finisher like Hardik Pandya, why did not a equally highly effective Nitish Kumar Reddy play?” stated Ashwin.
He recommended the inclusion of Nitish Kumar Reddy within the enjoying XI as a substitute of Washington.
“I’m not certain if they’re taking a look at Rishabh Pant as a finisher or not. India will not be capable of present that ending punch. So ought to an additional fast-bowling all-rounder play as a substitute of a spinning allrounder?” he added.
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