"Ashwin's injury was not serious and we wanted to give him a break".
The selectors considered left-arm unorthodox bowler Kuldeep Yadav before deciding a spin attack comprising Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, aided by part-timer Yuvraj Singh, should be sufficient. Along with Kuldeep, these four are also on the standby list. "But this is the best possible side", he said. He was out of action due to a thigh surgery and last played for India against New Zealand in October 2016.
Among those who have been retained in the squad are Yuvraj Singh, Umesh Yadav, Kedar Jadhav, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah. "I was expecting a comeback call this time", Raina told HT on Monday soon after his arrival in the state capital before moving to Kanpur for the remaining two IPL matches of the Gujarat Lions.
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"IPL is a good platform for me going into the worldwide tournament", Shami said, while acknowledging Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan's help to improve his skills as a bowler.
"In the last 8 to 10 years there has been a massive difference in the quality between India and Pakistan and that has been one of the major reasons why India has continued to dominate Pakistan (in ICC events)", he said, as quoted by Tribune.
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"IPL is one of the best tournaments in the world today, there are no two ways about it but when we consider a team for a 50-overs tournament, we have to look at other aspects of the game", said Prasad. "In fact his franchise has been magnanimous to accept our request of resting him", said Prasad. "We are only talking and focussing on his batting form", Prasad said. "We discussed Kuldeep. He narrowly missed out, but has a big role to play in future".
Virat Kohli, who has had a lean run in the IPL, will lead the side that will kickstart their title defence against Pakistan on June 4 at Edgbaston. Though we haven't seen some good spells from him this IPL but we are sure that he will be performing well on England's fast pitches.
MSK Prasad dispelled doubts about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future in global cricket, terming him as the world's best wicketkeeper right now. We all believe he is still the best wicketkeeper in the world.
"When it comes to crunch situation, his input".
Prasad was full of praise when it came to Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills and termed him as the best wicket-keeper in the world. Chief selector MSK Prasad said he was "completely impressed" by Pant's performances for the Delhi Daredevils but he needs to wait for his turn.
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