New Delhi: Rahul DravidThe Indian team's head coach hinted at the possibility of choosing either of the two. Kuldeep Yadav Or yuzvendra chahal in the starting lineup for his upcoming team T20 World Cup match against super eight Afghanistan,
The match is scheduled to be played in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday and the ground conditions seem to favour spinners. In their previous matches at the Nassau County Stadium in New York, India relied primarily on their pace attack as the drop-in pitches offered inconsistent bounce, which proved to be beneficial for the pacers. However, the conditions in Barbados seem more suitable for the inclusion of a wrist spinner in the playing XI.
Speaking to the media on the eve of the Super Eights, Dravid said, “It is difficult to leave anyone out. The conditions were a bit different for the fast bowlers in New York. We might need to do something different here (in Barbados). Yuzi (Chahal) or Kuldeep (Yadav) can be used here.” game.
“We are fortunate that we have all-rounders. We had eight batsmen, but we also had seven bowling options,” he said.
According to PTI, Dravid also said that the Indian team will change its batting order depending on the match conditions. He stressed the importance of being versatile and making adjustments as needed.
“Every situation is different. It can't be set in stone. I believe in flexibility. In the match against Pakistan, we sent Axar Patel, especially thinking about that… sending Rishabh Pant up (to No. 3), it takes a lot of thought. I don't think we will have that flexibility in Test cricket. In T20s where it comes to match-ups, you see it happening more (flexibility in batting positions).”
In cricket terminology, a “match-up” refers to a situation where a particular bowler or batsman dominates a particular player from the opposing team.
India were in a precarious position with their top batsmen out at 19/2. Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli got out early in a crucial encounter against their arch-rivals Pakistan.
To deal with this setback, the team management took a strategic decision to send Axar up the batting order to No. 4. In his elevated role, Axar made a valuable contribution of 20 runs off 18 balls, helping to give stability to the Indian innings during the league match.
Dravid also expressed happiness on reaching West Indies for the Super Eight stage of the tournament.
“It was great to come to the Caribbean and play cricket. There were a few practice sessions as well. We are ready. Afghanistan is a very dangerous team. Their players play in more leagues than ours. They are not a team to be taken lightly. They deserve to go to the Super 8s.”
The match is scheduled to be played in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday and the ground conditions seem to favour spinners. In their previous matches at the Nassau County Stadium in New York, India relied primarily on their pace attack as the drop-in pitches offered inconsistent bounce, which proved to be beneficial for the pacers. However, the conditions in Barbados seem more suitable for the inclusion of a wrist spinner in the playing XI.
Speaking to the media on the eve of the Super Eights, Dravid said, “It is difficult to leave anyone out. The conditions were a bit different for the fast bowlers in New York. We might need to do something different here (in Barbados). Yuzi (Chahal) or Kuldeep (Yadav) can be used here.” game.
“We are fortunate that we have all-rounders. We had eight batsmen, but we also had seven bowling options,” he said.
According to PTI, Dravid also said that the Indian team will change its batting order depending on the match conditions. He stressed the importance of being versatile and making adjustments as needed.
“Every situation is different. It can't be set in stone. I believe in flexibility. In the match against Pakistan, we sent Axar Patel, especially thinking about that… sending Rishabh Pant up (to No. 3), it takes a lot of thought. I don't think we will have that flexibility in Test cricket. In T20s where it comes to match-ups, you see it happening more (flexibility in batting positions).”
In cricket terminology, a “match-up” refers to a situation where a particular bowler or batsman dominates a particular player from the opposing team.
India were in a precarious position with their top batsmen out at 19/2. Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli got out early in a crucial encounter against their arch-rivals Pakistan.
To deal with this setback, the team management took a strategic decision to send Axar up the batting order to No. 4. In his elevated role, Axar made a valuable contribution of 20 runs off 18 balls, helping to give stability to the Indian innings during the league match.
Dravid also expressed happiness on reaching West Indies for the Super Eight stage of the tournament.
“It was great to come to the Caribbean and play cricket. There were a few practice sessions as well. We are ready. Afghanistan is a very dangerous team. Their players play in more leagues than ours. They are not a team to be taken lightly. They deserve to go to the Super 8s.”