Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, the entire Indian bowling department looked toothless in their first two encounters against Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively. However, the unit made a comeback in their remaining three fixtures against Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia. But it was too little too for the Virat Kohli-led side.
Ajit Agarkar, speaking after India’s victory over Namibia by nine wickets, told ESPNcricinfo that India should refine its bowling department, especially the seamers. He said:
Named in the initial 15-member Indian squad, Axar Patel was replaced by Shardul Thakur just before the commencement of the World Cup. However, Yuzvendra Chahal’s omission raised a few eyebrows among fans.
Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm chinaman, was not in contention for the Indian team as he was recovering from his knee injury.
“India have work to do but fortunately it is not a major surgery” - Ajit Agarkar
The 43-year-old pacer underlined that the Men in Blue have a task on their hand to improve their white-ball cricket team. However, Agarkar opined that India has a variety of talented players to choose from. He told ESPNcricinfo:
India’s next set of fixtures begin with the series against New Zealand at home from November 17. Both teams are set to compete in a 3-match T20I series before a 2-match Test series, which will start November 25. The series will also kick off the tenure of Rahul Dravid as head coach of the Indian cricket team.
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