Sourav Ganguly: Only the number four batsman will not get the trophy, Ganguly criticized the Asia Cup team
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“Rahul (Dravid), the selectors and Rohit (Sharma) should decide on one player for the number four position and give him a chance in consecutive matches,” he said. Ganguly said on the sidelines of an event here, ‘The fourth order is just a number and anyone can fit in it. I started in the middle order in ODI cricket and then started opening the innings because the then captain Sachin (Tendulkar) told me so. The same happened with Sachin.
Sachin’s career started from number six
Ganguly said, ‘Tendulkar had batted at number six in the beginning of his career. When his captain asked him to open the innings, he became a world-class player. Anyone can play at number four. There are players like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul.
Talented left-handed batsman Tilak Verma, who impressed in the T20 International series on the recent tour of West Indies, was on Monday included in India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2023. He made it to the ODI team for the first time. Ganguly hoped that the young batsman would make the most of the opportunity by scoring big.
Ganguly disappointed at Chahal’s non-selection
Ganguly said, ‘He is a good batsman but I think when you play big tournaments you need some experience.’ Ganguly said that wrist spinners will be crucial for India in the coming tournaments. This former captain said, ‘We have a very good bowling attack… (Jasprit) Bumrah, (Mohammed) Siraj, (Mohammed) Shami. (Ravindra) Jadeja will play the role of an all-rounder and then you have the option of a wrist spinner as well.
He said, ‘I will always select (Yuzvendra) Chahal in the team, I will prefer wrist spinners. I don’t know what the selectors think but I will always go for wrist spinners. Though Chahal has not been selected in India’s Asia Cup squad, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has found a place in the Sri Lanka-bound squad. Ganguly hoped that the Indian team would do well in the Asia Cup and then in the World Cup to win the title.
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