India now need to go back to Kuldeep Yadav in limited overs cricket: Sanjay Manjrekar

The Indian cricket team is 0-2 down in the three-match ODI series against South Africa and has already surrendered the series with one more ODI left to be played. And, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has opined on the Indian spin attack.

Manjrekar feels that Ravichandran Ashwin has made a comeback into the Indian limited-overs side for no particular reason and feels that he is not an impact spinner that the ‘Men in Blue’ need currently.

“See Ashwin, I have been maintaining right from the start of the series that he has sneaked back into India’s white-ball plans for no reason. It is not that he has made a strong claim for a comeback, but somehow the thinking has changed and he has come back into the plans. Hopefully now, India will realize that he is not an impact spinner that India needs,” said Sanjay Manjrekar on ESPNCricinfo.

Kuldeep Yadav has a track record of running through sides: Sanjay Manjrekar

Sanjay Manjrekar also added that India need to go to spinners who can get them wickets in the middle overs of an ODI match. Manjrekar also feels that Yuzvendra Chahal’s prowess as a spinner is also on the wane as well. Manjrekar concluded by stating that India should go back to Kuldeep Yadav as he will get them the crucial wickets in the middle overs of the match.

“India need to go back to those times where they used to get wickets in the middle overs. So this spin attack that India has is not their best and Ashwin has a long-standing track record of that but Chahal who has been a successful Indian white-ball spinner but you see that his powers may be waning. This spin attack is not the ideal one for India on a long-term basis. It is time for India to go back to Kuldeep Yadav and he has the record of running through sides. Kuldeep will come back into reckoning,” concluded Manjrekar.

The final ODI between South Africa and India will be played on 23rd January 2022.