Indian cricket team might have done well in the ongoing the three-match ODI series against West Indies, in Ahmedabad, after the hosts managed to win two back-to-back ODIs and eventually win the ODI series. But problems in Indian team are not over yet, as team India are yet struggling to find a prolific all-rounder who can replace Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja.
It is important to mention here, both Jadeja and Pandya were ruled out of the West Indies due to injury. In the recent ODI series defeat against South Africa this problem was felt severely by the Indian team management. Jadeja is currently in his recovery after he suffered a knee injury.
Probable selection
In a situation like this, former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja has opened up on the issue. According to him, India’s limited-overs skipper Rohit Sharma will choose Ravindra Jadeja as “the lone all-rounder.”
"I've seen Rohit's captaincy and he's got a pure mindset. He would like to have five pure bowlers on his side. And five pure batters as well. He will then try to squeeze out a few additional overs from someone. Someone like Hooda won't be in the team only for his off-spin bowling... he's there in the squad for his batting. Similarly, Chahar won't be in the team as a pure bowler. He won't replace Bumrah or Shami in the bowling line-up. According to me, Rohit will pick Jadeja as the lone all-rounder. He will put five batters to Jadeja's right and five bowlers to his left," said Ajay Jadeja while talking to Cricbuzz.
"India doesn't need any other all-rounder. They have got Hardik, Pant, Ishan, Suryakumar, Rohit, Kohli and Rahul. Do you think the team needs better options? Yes, they can try Venkatesh Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad but they already have Rohit-Rahul pair. India has got a set team and Jadeja is the only option. He can be considered as a pure batter and pure bowler as well," he explained.
After winning the first two ODIs, Indian team will play the third and final ODI of the series on February 11. After the completion of the ODI series, the two teams will face each other in a three-match T20I series, which will entirely take place in Kolkata.
