After the announcement of the Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2023, cricket fans and experts on social media have started giving their reactions to the players selected in the squad and extensively questioned the logic behind selecting KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, as both players are still injured and there are fewer chances that they will play in the Asia Cup 2023. In fact, the Asia Cup squad has only one wrist spinner, Kuldeep Yadav, though there are left-arm spinners like Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. A full-time off spinner like Ravichandran Ashwin this time as well didn’t find his name in the ODI Asia Cup squad.
Tilak Varma was also named in the squad and can be seen on field in the Asia Cup 2023. Despite numerous flaws in the selected squad, former cricketer and legend Sunil Gavaskar has backed Indian selectors and shown full confidence in the selected squad; he even backed KL Rahul‘s selection even though the batter hasn’t recovered fully from the injury because that would be the right thing to see whether he could play the World Cup 2023 or not. Speaking on Aaj Tak, Sunil Gavaskar said that he is in complete confidence that the team is strong and balanced, supporting the selection.
Yes, there are a few players who will believe that they are lucky. But the team is selected. So don’t talk about Ashwin. Stop creating controversy. This is our team now. If you don’t like it, don’t watch the matches but stop saying that he should have been picked or another should be there, this is a wrong mindset
Yes, absolutely (this team can win the World Cup). Who else would you have picked? I don’t think any player can claim that he has been an injustice to him. The experienced and in-form players have been selected in the 17-member Asia Cup squad,
Sunil Gavaskar said
Gavaskar advised Indian players to keep the World Cup 2023 in mind even if they manage to win the Asia Cup, as the ODI World Cup 2023 is around the corner.
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