Former player Reetinder Singh Sodhi feels that India took a big risk by picking the inexperienced pace bowling duo of Arshdeep Singh & Avesh Khan in their Asia Cup 2022 squad.
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Discussing where the Team India went wrong, Reetinder Singh Sodhi questioned the choice of pace bowlers for a big tournament like the Asia Cup. He told India News:
“When India lost Jassi Bumrah to injury, they should have gone for Md. Shami. You need experience. Arshdeep & Avesh are talented, but they lack experience, and Team India paid the price for going with raw bowlers. Also, India are preparing for a premier tournament like the T20 World Cup. They need pacers like Shami, Siraj, who have that experience.”
Elaborating on India’s bowling issues, Reetinder Singh Sodhi admitted that experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s lack of potency made things worse for the team. He explained:
“Arshdeep singh struggled with the new ball. He was very good at the death, but has a lot to learn. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was completely off-color & that was the last nail in the coffin. We have been a colossal failure in bowling & now you would expect Md. Shami to come in & fire with just a few games left for the World Cup. This is a very serious situation.”
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