Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has lately spoken up over India’s squad choice for the Champions Trophy 2025, particularly the inclusion of 5 spinners.
He famous that no crew has ever had such a spin-heavy bowling unit in a serious match, and that this strategy leaves little room for error.
Sidhu additionally identified that India’s group-stage opponents, together with New Zealand, have key left-handed batters, making an off-spinner a beneficial asset.
The previous cricketer acknowledged the worth of India’s all-rounders, comparable to Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar, who convey depth to the squad.
He famous that these gamers can contribute in numerous methods, making them beneficial property in numerous situations.
“By no means earlier than has a crew included 5 spinners within the squad, and there’s a cause for that. There aren’t any second probabilities within the Champions Trophy. In India’s group, should you take a look at New Zealand, they’ve three left-handers—Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, and Tom Latham. In opposition to them, you want an off-spinner,” Sidhu remarked on a Sports activities present.
“This has been a practice since Roger Binny’s time. Again in 1983, when nobody gave us an opportunity, all-rounders like Madan Lal and Roger Binny helped us win matches. Equally, India now has high quality all-rounders who convey depth to the squad. You possibly can’t underestimate Dubai—this isn’t Sharjah; these are fully totally different situations,” he stated.
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Earlier, India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets due to a superb century from Shubman Gill and a five-wicket haul from Mohammed Shami within the second match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
India simply chased a modest whole of 229 runs with a lack of 4 wickets with 21 balls remaining on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Thursday.