Former pacer Atul Wassan dismissed any chances of India’s experienced spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja making it to the 2019 Cricket World Cup squad.
The debate over Ashwin and Jadeja’s comeback in coloured clothing arose after the impressive show by the wrist spin twins – chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and leggie Yuzvendra Chahal – in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa.
“Well people might say diplomatically they have a chance, but I don’t see any chance unless one of Kuldeep or Chahal gets injured,” Wassan said.
While many cricket experts wanted the team management to give a long rope to Kuldeep and Chahal for their fearless approach and wicket-taking abilities, India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun recently said that the “race is not over yet” for Ashwin and Jadeja.
Skipper Virat Kohli has also been a vocal supporter of the two wrist spinners in limited-overs cricket and wants them in the scheme of things for the quadrennial event in England in 2019.
