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'Bada aya selector banne' - Fans react as Sanjay Manjrekar picks Kuldeep Yadav over Yuzvendra Chahal for ODI World Cup 2023

Sanjay Manjrekar picked Kuldeep Yadav over Yuzi Chahal for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. Here's how fans reacted.

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Sanjay Manjrekar prefers Kuldeep Yadav

Sanjay Manjrekar prefers Kuldeep Yadav (Source: Twitter)

Former Indian batter and cricket pundit Sanjay Manjrekar has stated that in ODIs, he prefers Kuldeep Yadav over Yuzvendra Chahal. Manjrekar shared his opinions on ESPNcricinfo analysing the bowling lineup that India can deploy in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in India in the months of October and November.

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According to Manjrekar, it is extremely unlikely that India could play both Chahal and Kuldeep in the team. "I don't think so. Very rarely it can happen depending on the opposition. If there is a real weakness in the opposition to play wrist-spin, then you have Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal both playing in the XI," Manjrekar said on ESPNcricinfo.

‘Kuldeep Yadav is my first-choice wrist-spinner’ – Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar continued by saying that he would rather have Kuldeep on the team because of his capacity to dismiss batters when they were not playing big shots. "I see Chahal being part of the squad but I prefer Kuldeep Yadav when it comes to wrist-spin as the spinner in 50-over cricket. I am getting a little technical here. You need a spinner who can get wickets of batters while they are pushing, not hitting the big shots," he said.

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"In T20 cricket, that is something you see very often. That's how spinners get wickets. In 50-overs cricket, it's a game where you push more than you actually slog. So a spinner capable of getting those wickets is Kuldeep Yadav. So he is sort of my first-choice wrist-spinner in the playing XI and then I will be looking at other options," Manjrekar concluded.

Both Kuldeep and Chahal have found a place in the ODI team for the West Indies tour. Rohit Sharma, who will serve as the team's captain, will closely monitor each player's progress in the months leading up to the ODI World Cup. The tri-format series kicks off with the first Test on July 12. Team India will play a total of two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is on their tour of the West Indies and the USA.

Here's how fans reacted:

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