Yuzvendra Chahal, World Cup 2023: ODI World Cup In the 15-member Indian squad announced for 2023, only Kuldeep Yadav has got a chance as the main spinner. Star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has been kept away from the squad. At the same time, spin all-rounder Akshar Patel has also got a chance in the team. Earlier, Yuji Chahal was not made a part of the squad even in the Asia Cup.
Why did Kuldeep and Akshar overshadow Chahal?
In the last four years, Kuldeep has shown better performance in ODIs than Chahal. During this, Kuldeep has taken 45 wickets at an average of 33.04. While Chahal has taken 36 wickets during this period at an average of 28.80. Apart from wickets, Kuldeep also has the ability to contribute with the bat in the team.
To increase the depth of batting in the team, all-rounder Akshar Patel has been seen along with Kuldeep Yadav. The weakness of Chahal’s batting side can also prove to be a big reason for staying away from the team. Recently, in the match played against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, Team India included Shardul Thakur in place of Mohammed Shami, paying more attention to the depth of the batting.
Please tell that Chahal has played 72 ODIs and 80 T20 Internationals in his career so far. He has taken 121 wickets in ODIs and 96 wickets in T20 Internationals. On the other hand, Kuldeep has played 8 Tests, 86 ODIs and 32 T20 Internationals for India. He has taken 34 wickets in Tests, 141 in ODIs and 52 wickets in T20 Internationals.
Team India for the World Cup 2023 is like this: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami , Jaspreet Bumrah, Shardul Thakur.
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