IND vs WI Series – Bhuvneshwar Out, Deepak Chahar IN: India were completely outclassed by South Africa in recently concluded ODI Series. Now with the India vs West Indies series round the corner & two major ICC events lined up, Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has few suggestions for the Indian team management. Gavaskar believes team has to take some tough calls & need to move away from ‘out of sorts’ Bhuvneshwar Kumar in WHITE-BALL Cricket. Follow IND vs WI Series Live updates and Latest news on InsideSport.IN
IND vs WI Series: Sunil Gavaskar suggests, ‘Bhuvneshwar Kumar ‘should get break’ & Deepak Chahar ‘more matches to play’
“The one name that comes to my mind is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. I am not even sure what kind of a future he has anymore. He has lost out on pace, the accuracy he had at the start where he was getting the ball to move and get the wickets and then again towards the end over, the way he was coming and bowling, that has probably deserted him and it’s time for him to go back to the basics and work hard. That’s the one name that comes to mind,” Gavaskar said on Sports Today.
IND vs WI Series: Sunil Gavaskar suggests, ‘Bhuvneshwar Kumar ‘should get break’ & Deepak Chahar ‘more matches to play’
Bhuvneshwar Out, Deepak Chahar IN: With Bhuvi out, who takes his place? Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Siraj according to Gavaskar are the contenders.
Gavaskar is all of the view, Indian team management needs to give and create more chances for Deepak Chahar.
“I think it’s time to look maybe at Deepak Chahar now. Younger man, who is pretty much a similar bowler, swings it both ways and bat handily down the order. Bhuvi has been a tremendous servant of Indian cricket, but in the last year or so, even in T20 cricket for the franchise, he has been expensive. Not maybe so much at the start of the innings, but towards the end, where he used to bowl those brilliant yorker and slower deliveries, those are not working anymore. And that can happen, because the opposition is studying you all the time. So maybe it is time to look at somebody else,” added the former India batter.
IND vs WI Series: Sunil Gavaskar suggests, ‘Bhuvneshwar Kumar ‘should get break’ & Deepak Chahar ‘more matches to play’
West Indies tour of India, 2022 Schedule | ||||
Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
1 | Sunday | 6th February | 1st ODI | Ahmedabad |
2 | Wednesday | 9th February | 2nd ODI | Ahmedabad |
3 | Friday | 11th February | 3rd ODI | Ahmedabad |
4 | Wednesday | 16th February | 1st T20I | Kolkata |
5 | Friday | 18th February | 2nd T20I | Kolkata |
6 | Sunday | 20th February | 3rd T20I | Kolkata |
India vs West Indies Squad
India Squad WI Series: The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming Paytm ODI and T20I series against the West Indies. Team India are set to play three ODIs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from 6th February followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 16th February.
West Indies squad IND: T20Is: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (VC), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr
India Squad WI Series T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.
IND vs WI Series: Sunil Gavaskar suggests, ‘Bhuvneshwar Kumar ‘should get break’ & Deepak Chahar ‘more matches to play’