Vinay Kumar
Recently, the experienced and dangerous off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned to Team India in the ICC T20 WORLD CUP, 2021, is playing in the Test series against South Africa. After this series, he is now believed to be playing in the ODI series between India and South Africa.
Significantly, before the ICC World Cup, Ravichandran Ashwin was seen in Test cricket for the last 4 years. But, now the selectors of Team India have made preparations to get him back in the ODI team as well. The five-member National Selection Committee headed by Chetan Sharma (BCCI) is going to select the players for the Indian team for the 3-match ODI series to be played against South Africa in the better of two days.
Let us remind you that Ravichandran Ashwin played his last ODI match from today, three and a half years ago in June 2017. Now with the change in the management of Team India, Ashwin’s luck is also turning. It is worth noting that some players who have performed well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which ended a day earlier, can also be rewarded for their excellent performance. That is, some new players can also get a chance.
Among the new players, Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored the most runs in this latest season’s Vijay Hazare Trophy. In such a situation, it is clear that consider him a sure chance in Team India’s playing XI in the ODI series. Some cricket pundits have also said about this. Let us tell you that Rituraj Gaikwad scored an average of 150.75 in 5 matches played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2021 tournament, in which he also got 4 brilliant centuries with his bat. He scored a total of 603 runs.
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Will this all-rounder return?
Significantly, in the absence of Hardik Pandya, the Indian team is still looking for a fast bowler-all-rounder. In such a situation, it may be that the selectors give a chance to the captain of the Himachal Pradesh team, Rishi Dhawan, who has played 3 ODIs and 1 T20 International for Team India so far. 32-year-old Rishi Dhawan has played a big role in helping Himachal Pradesh win the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Excellent all-round performance
Remind you that Rishi Dhawan was last seen in the playground for the Indian team in the year 2016. And, in the just-concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took 17 wickets in 7 matches and finished second. In terms of scoring runs, he was second only to Ruturaj Gaikwad. Rishi Dhawan scored a total of 458 runs in 8 matches played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2021 at an average of 76.33, including 5 half-centuries. Apart from the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the history of other tournaments testifies that till date no such performance of a fast bowler-all-rounder has been in domestic cricket.