Star India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has raised considerations over India’s group choice following the omission of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy from the enjoying XI within the first ODI towards South Africa.

New Delhi: Star India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin pointed finger at group choice following the exclusion of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy from the enjoying XI within the first ODI towards South Africa in Ranchi, regardless of Hardik Pandya being unavailable. Many had anticipated that Reddy, a pace-bowling all-rounder much like Pandya, is perhaps a part of the enjoying XI within the sequence opener on Sunday, however the younger participant was left on the bench.

“If we’re not capable of finding a spot for Nitish Kumar Reddy in a group that doesn’t have Hardik Pandya, then there’s something incorrect within the squad choice, significantly. Why was he picked? As a result of the actual fact is that he may give what Hardik may give, and might get higher over a time period. But when we will’t discover a place for Nitish Kumar Reddy on this explicit XI, then the squad choice should be correctly reviewed,” Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel.

Ashwin credited Rohit and Dravid for India’s aggresive batting fashion

The spin legend added that India’s aggressive batting fashion, which has yielded important success, is a credit score to former captain Rohit Sharma and ex-head coach Rahul Dravid. The previous off-spinner emphasised that the duo not solely advocated a extra attacking strategy but additionally led from the entrance.

“Rohit as a captain has all the time been laying his stamp by exhibiting the group what he needs from it. The transitional batting that India has gone by means of in T20 cricket and ODI cricket-the means we bat fast-a lot of credit score for that goes to Rohit and Rahul bhai,” Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat.’

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“They confirmed the best way. Rahul bhai stated that is how we’ve to play, and Rohit confirmed the best way, paved the best way, and ultimately it has modified the best way India perceived batting. Batting will not be common; it’s purely strike price in white-ball cricket,” he added.

India shited to a proactive strategy below Rohit and Dravid management

Below the management of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid, India shited to a extra proactive strategy following a number of underwhelming ICC campaigns. This alteration was evident within the 2023 ODI World Cup at dwelling, the place India dominated the league stage with an aggressive mindset, and later of their 2024 T20 World Cup victory.

With star batter Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli now enjoying solely in ODIs after retiring from different codecs, Ashwin inspired followers to benefit from the remaining moments of their worldwide careers.

“I’ll say one factor: nonetheless a lot time we’ve to observe and revel in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bat, please let’s do it as a result of as soon as they’re performed, we might hear talks like ‘Oh, what a participant he was! Please carry him again.’ That doesn’t lower ice for me,” Ashwin stated.

“For nonetheless lengthy they play, allow us to have a good time them so long as they’re enjoying. As I stated, life strikes on very quick. Time doesn’t watch for anybody. It is vitally essential that we realise that the time is much less. So it’s higher that we take pleasure in no matter they’re doing.”