Ashwin was furious after the loss to Ireland and lashed out at head coach Gautam Gambhir
Suspense Crime, Digital Desk : Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned head coach Gautam Gambhir following the loss in the first T20I against Ireland. He questioned the role of Washington Sundar as well. Ashwin feels Gambhir and the team management have not given Sundar a clear role. Sundar is not being used properly, he says.
The point Ashwin is trying to make seems to be valid because Sundar bowled only one over in the game against Ireland. He also failed to impress with the bat, notching nine runs. He was the number six batsman in the match. He had this opportunity against Ireland, who had six right-handed batsmen in the batting order.
Gautam Gambhir questioned by Ravichandran Ashwin
“Washington Sundar has the full backing of the team management,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. He is certainly going to be in the starting eleven.” “I believe he is being used but he doesn’t have a clear role.” Sometimes he’s out in the field, he gets an over. You might remember that during the T20 World Cup, the management dropped Axar Patel to play Sundar. He was also vice-captain of the side. Sundar is being backed a lot by the team management.
Also, Ashwin added, “Sundar is used as a finisher in batting but he is not a finisher. He can be used as a floating batsman like Axar Patel. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid’s duo did the same too. Feels wrong to use Sundar like this If you really want to give Sundar a full chance then bring him on to bowl right after the powerplay ends. “Get him to bowl four overs.”
Sundar’s disappointing performance
Sundar didn’t have a great outing against Ireland. He was hit for 19 runs in an over as the Irish team reached 182. Then captain Shreyas Iyer did not bowl him. He could only manage 9 runs in 12 deliveries and could not complete the match for Team India.
