Mumbai, Aug 18 : Former India cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels that the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe will be a testing ground for Deepak Chahar in terms of selection in the Men’s T20 World Cup squad. Chahar Chahar, who was out of playing cricket since February because of back and left quadriceps injuries Chahar is making his return in international cricket with the very first ODI in Harare on Thursday.
He is in the reserve squad for the Asia Cup, starting from August 27 in the UAE.
“I think they’re testing the waters with Deepak Chahar more so because of his physical fitness, and in the event that he is a star in the 50-overs series , which is likely to happen due to this guy has shown his worth over the years whenever you are watching his picture in T20 international cricket.”
“I think he’s got incredible numbers.If you can remember in T20 international cricket.That’s why he is the Bhuvneshwar Kumar of today.A younger version of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who can play the ball in two ways to start with,” said Manjrekar on the ‘Sports over the Top show on Sports18.
Manjrekar was of the opinion that Chahar’s selection in the Men’s T20 World Cup squad can be stopped only through the presence of senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.In 2021 alone, Bhuvneshwar has picked up 32 wickets in 29 T20Is, with an economy rate of just 6.73.Furthermore 16 of those wickets were in the power-play area, which is where Chahar is also extremely efficient in the shorter version of the game.
“Maybe maybe not as steady when bowling in the final stages, but that’s the part of bowling that is improving and getting better.The only thing that can stop Deepak Chahar from being in the T20 World Cup squad of the playing eleven is that he is identical to Bhuvneshwar Kumar.Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been looking really impressive.”
“So they could look for different kinds of seam bowlers, but Deepak Chahar is one they must keep in mind, and he’s going to have to show some swagger to show his skills,” added Manjrekar.
In addition to Chahar In addition, the opener KL Rahul has been reinstated in the national squad after having been out of action since May due to a groin injury that required an operation for a hernia in sports.Then , a positive Covid-19 score has increased his time off the field.
Even though Rahul is scheduled for batting at 4 in the first ODI Manjrekar thought that the right-handed player requires enough time to find his groove.
“Shikhar Dhawan will be the first to open.
Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad are two other people who are pushing KL Rahul and the team management are options.This will be about someone making an individual sacrifice from KL Rahul’s perspective, thinking only from his angle.We’ve seen that when he starts the inning, he gets a big one.If he goes back down the order to 5 or 6.Obviously, he isn’t able to take advantage of that chance.”
“So there’s Ruturaj Gaikwad There’s Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan, then there’s KL Rahul and wild cards like Sanju Samson as well as Ishan Kishan who will be opening the innings.So, you can pick and from KL Rahul’s perspective, as he would like to become one of the most important players of the T20 World Cup, batting at the top of the order allows him to have the chance to gain an idea of the matches.”
Manjrekar also requested Gill to be trained to be a possible third batter in Test matches for India.”But what do you do to return Shubman Gill? Shubman Gill is a batsman at the third position.I believe Shubman Gill could be someone who India might consider for as a batter on the line in Test cricket.All of these issues are being addressed and we’ve seen them all in our coverage of Indian cricket.”
“These are the key points for us.There are a myriad of possibilities, so many combinations and combinations that have been successful for India.And you can be sure that India have been able to win despite undergoing all sorts of modifications.”
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