New Delhi. Team India has performed brilliantly so far in the World Cup 2023. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team has played 5 matches so far and won all of them. The Indian team has reached Lucknow for its sixth match. Here the team has to face England on Sunday, October 29. The English team is already out of the semi-final race after losing 4 out of 5 matches. Meanwhile, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was a part of the 2011 World Champion team, has something big to say about the playing XI. He is in favor of giving off-spinner R Ashwin a chance. Ashwin has played only one match so far in the current tournament.
Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube channel that Kuldeep Yadav is in good form. But it remains to be seen whether the three spinners will get a chance in the next match. He said that Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin could field against England. Because the English team is struggling against the spin bowlers. His performance in the current World Cup has been poor. In such a situation, if the spin pitch is available in Lucknow, it will become more difficult for England. Meanwhile, Harbhajan said that if Ashwin gets a place in the team, Mohammad Siraj should be rested, as he has played 5 consecutive matches and Mohammad Shami did well in the last match and took 5 wickets against New Zealand.
Shami played only one match
Harbhajan Singh said that Mohammad Siraj is playing back to back matches. On the other hand, Mohammad Shami has got a chance in only one match so far. The 43-year-old Harbhajan said there is little hope of a change in the team if the pitch remains normal and there are not many turns. But looking at the English team, a slower pitch may be found in Lucknow. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India has so far defeated Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Jadeja and Ashwin performed well
If we look at the record of Indian spinners in ODIs against England, left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is number-1 in terms of taking wickets. So far he has taken 38 wickets in 25 matches at an average of 25. 4 wickets for 28 runs is the best performance. Economy is less than 5. Took 4 wickets twice. While off-spinner R Ashwin has taken 35 wickets at an average of 28 in 23 ODIs against the English team. 3 wickets for 28 runs is the best performance. While Kuldeep Yadav has taken 10 wickets in 6 matches. 6 wickets for 25 runs is the best.
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Talking about his performance in World Cup 2023, Ravindra Jadeja has taken 7 wickets in 5 matches so far. 3 wickets for 28 runs is the best. While Kuldeep Yadav has taken 8 wickets in 5 matches. Both the bowlers have an economy of less than 5. While R Ashwin has taken one wicket in one match. Today Pakistan and South Africa will face each other in the important match of the tournament. Pakistan will have to win this match at any cost to stay in the race for the semi-finals.
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Tags: Harbhajan Singh, R. Ashwin, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: October 27, 2023, 08:24 IST