IND vs WI LIVE: Will KulCha 2.0 redefine themselves With R Ashwin and R Jadeja injured, Yuzvendra Chahal is likely to pair with old partner Kuldeep Yadav in the upcoming ODI series. Kuldeep will mark his return after missing the South Africa series. He had last played for the second-string India squad against Sri Lanka last year. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Chahal & Kuldeep will look to make the most of the chance with Washington Sundar also in the mix. Fresh from the ODI loss against Proteas, the duo’s 33 wickets in the 6-match ODI series in SA was one of their best performance during their partnership.
IND vs WI LIVE: Will KulCha 2.0 redefine themselves in absence of Ashwin- Jadeja?
- Yuzvendra Chahal will have to deliver big-time ahead of failure in South Africa ODIs. He managed to scalp just 2 wickets in 3 ODIs as India suffered 0-3 drubbing by Proteas.
- He is just one wicket short of completing 100 scalps in ODIs during his 60th ODI outing for India.
- Kuldeep Yadav is expected to come in India’s Playing XI as R Ashwin & R Jadeja and Axar Patel are unavailable. He is an experienced player but have fallen out of favours in the last few months. The 27-year-old comes with an experience of 107 wickets from 65 ODIs.
- He is still facing stiff competition with Washington Sundar & Ravi Bishnoi but could play if Team India management opts for 3 spinners in subcontinent conditions.
- The duo were mainstay spin options from 2017 to 2019 in ODIs but fell out of contention ahead of 2019 World Cup and management backed finger spinners. They have a decent economy rate of just over 5 rpo.
IND vs WI LIVE: Will KulCha 2.0 redefine themselves in absence of Ashwin- Jadeja?
Bharat Arun elated with Kuldeep Yadav’s return- Former bowling coach Bharat Arun said he is very happy with the return of Kuldeep Yadav to the squad.
“I feel it is a very encouraging move that they have called up Ravi Bishnoi and brought back Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep had made some mistakes, he had stagnated for a while, but he has got a lot of talent and is probably one of India’s brightest prospects for the future. It’s great that he has come back. I hope he has learnt some valuable lessons for him to do well now,” he told News9.
Bharat Arun feels the wrist spinners are expected to play a key part in India vs West Indies series.
“Wrist spinners have done very well for Team India. But then there was a point when they were a little stagnant. Because with a lot of analysis coming up, they knew what was coming and hence even the batters started working towards it. But again, it’s about evolving. With the World Cup in mind, if India can get around with all the talented bowlers, and identify the players who will play for them in the World Cup and so I feel that there is no better way than the bilateral ODI series to test who are those players,” he further added.
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