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The struggle between Axar and Ashwin to make it to the team as the second spinner

Ahead of the opening match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan, left-handed Indian all-rounder Axar Patel was seen doing long bowling drills in the nets session under coach Rahul Dravid but was left in the playing XI due to the presence of three left-handed batsmen in the arch-rivals. His selection will be difficult. The Indian team has made many changes in the playing XI during the last one year. Some of these changes were due to workload management and some due to injuries to the players. In such a situation, the balance of the team has been deteriorating. Most of the players of the team preferred to rest instead of practicing on Friday.

In the playing XI, captain Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya are sure of place, while Dinesh Karthik is ahead of Rishabh Pant as a wicket-keeper batsman in terms of current rhythm. Karthik also practiced wicketkeeping for a long time after batting practice on Friday. Pant is the only left-handed batsman in the top six of the Indian batting line-up, so if both Karthik and Pant are included in the playing XI, Rohit will be forced to use Pandya as the fifth bowling option, which has been played on several occasions. But the team has been in trouble. Similar to Pant’s position is the character in spin bowling.

He has been the best bowler of the team for some time now. However, in the presence of left-handed batsmen like Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz and Khushdil Shah in Pakistan’s top order, playing the left-arm spinner can be costly. Ravichandran Ashwin’s experience in this department cannot be ignored as his presence adds variety to the team. In the big grounds of Australia, Yuzvendra Chahal will be the team’s first-choice spinner, while in fast bowling, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh Singh along with Mohammed Shami are sure to find a place in the team. Given the current pace, it will be difficult for Harshal to find a place in the team.

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