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Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Ashish Nehra have questioned national selectors for overlooking Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal from the squad selected for upcoming T20 World Cup, which begins from 17 October in UAE.
Calling Chahal a street-smart T20 bowler, the former Indian opener told Cricbuzz LIVE that the selectors must provide an explanation for omitting him from the World Cup squad. Sehwag termed the RCB spinner as an "asset" for a T20 team.
“Chahal was bowling well in the past also. I can’t fathom why he was omitted from the T20 World Cup squad. The selectors should provide the explanation. It’s not like Rahul Chahar bowled extraordinarily in Sri Lanka. The way Chahal is bowling, he will be an asset for any side in T20 cricket," Sehwag said.
Meanwhile, Sehwag’s former teammate Nehra also jumped in and questioned Chahal’s omission from the T20 World Cup squad saying he would always prefer an experienced campaigner for a tournament like the World Cup. Nehra further added that the right-arm wrist-spinner hasn’t done so badly to be left out of the marquee event. He said,
“I’ll always go back to experience for a tournament like the World Cup. It’s not like Rahul Chahar has done something extraordinary or Chahal has done extremely poorly. It’s not that Chahar hasn’t done well, but, Chahal has been playing for a long time. In international cricket, a youngster gets a chance either when the incumbent is performing poorly or when the former turns out to be a rare talent. Neither is true in the current situation.”
Nehra also urged Chahal to continue with his hard work and await his next opportunity.
The Haryana spinner spun his web around Mumbai Indians on Sunday giving away just 11 runs in his four overs and claiming three wickets including the important scalps of Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan. Chahal has 11 wickets in 13 T20Is since the start of 2020 at an average of 41.36 and an economy rate of 8.92.
