Team India will lock horns with Sri Lanka in a must-win game in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.
Notably, the Men in Blue misplaced their opening match of the Super-4 stage to Pakistan on Sunday. The thrilling contest went until the remaining over, the place the Babar Azam-led aspect received by 5 wickets. After posting 181/7 on the board, India had an excellent likelihood to win the game, however Mohammad Rizwan‘s 71 off 51 balls and Mohammad Nawaz‘s cameo of 42 from 20 deliveries took Pakistan home.
Indian bowling received a lot of criticism from both fans and experts after the loss, and to now face Sri Lanka in a do-or-die encounter, the management would be looking to field the perfect XI. Speaking about the same, former India opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested one change that Rohit Sharma should make in the final XI of the Indian team.
Gambhir was of the opinion that Team India should drop leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to make way for young pacer Avesh Khan. The cricketer-turned-commentator reckoned that since Ravi Bishnoi performed well against Pakistan and Chahal hasn’t bowled nicely in the ongoing match, the supreme alternative can be to stick with Bishnoi and convey Avesh rather than Yuzi.
Notably, Chahal had ended up conceding 43 runs for simply one wicket in his quota of 4 overs. On the different hand, Bishnoi seemed in a lot management, having conceded simply 26 runs from 4 overs, together with a prized scalp of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
“Avesh (Khan) for (Yuzvendra) Chahal. Definitely continue with Ravi Bishnoi; he has done everything in this game. Chahal hasn’t bowled that well in this competition, so probably it is time to give Bishnoi a longer run,” mentioned Gambhir on Star Sports after the match against Pakistan on Sunday.