Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja was not happy with the Indian team’s decision to leave out leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal from the second T20I playing XI against Ireland in Dublin, Ireland, and said that the selectors seemed to be confused.
India, who have a 1-0 lead in the two-T20I series, batted first in the second match after captain Hardik Pandya won the toss. While talking about the team combination, he revealed that Sanju Samson came into the side as an opener, Avesh Khan was replaced by Harshal Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal was left out for Ravi Bishnoi.
However, this one change didn’t go down well with former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja who slammed the team management. He said the team looks ‘confused’ and this doesn’t augur well for the Indian team going ahead in the build-up to the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.
“I really don’t understand this. In a gap of 48 hours, against the same opposition, what has happened? I know it’s easy to give opinions, but it seems odd. We are preparing for T20 World Cup; sometimes that’s why we make mistakes in a tournament like this. Because you are so confused. Last time, you were confused about your number four. This time who knows? Players must have certainty,” he told on Sony’s pre-match show ‘Extra Innings’.
He added that dropping Chahal after just one game is unfair on him.
“It’s very good for Bishnoi, but if you see from Chahal’s perspective, he would be like ‘bhai, maine kya galti ki hai? I was man of the match. It seems now your performance won’t decide if you are the number one spinner or the back-up spinner. There is a shift of thought. It’s difficult to digest for us old-schooled, but modern day cricketers are okay with it,” Jadeja added.
