I fail to understand exclusion of Ashwin: Sachin Tendulkar

[sage]

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-test-championship/i-fail-to-understand-exclusion-of-ashwin-sachin-tendulkar/articleshow/100920020

 

 

"India had to bat big in the first innings to stay in the game, but they couldn't. There were some good moments for Team India, but I fail to understand the exclusion of Ashwin in the playing XI, who is currently the number one Test bowler in the world," Tendulkar tweeted on Sunday.

 

What surprised Tendulkar is the fact that he found it difficult to believe that a bowler of Ashwin's calibre can't be used in conditions which are seamer-friendly.

 

"Like I had mentioned before the match, skilful spinners don't always rely on turning tracks, they use drift in the air and bounce off the surface to disguise their variations. Not to forget, Australia had 5 left-handers out of their top 8 batters."

[goose]

strong stuff coming from Tendulkar

[Kothili]

Ashwin would have gotten wiped. His bowling record in England is pathetic. He is nowhere near Lyon. Tendulkar is a joker. The little chicken **** is still butt hurt from Dravid's brutal declaration at Multan. Total stats padder. Typical Bambi.

Edited June 11, 2023 by Kothili

[vvvslaxman]

4 hours ago, goose said:

strong stuff coming from Tendulkar

 

Obvious stuff. Viru has said exactly the same.

[wanted_desi]

Tendulkar always beat the dead horse; Time to man up and state the real culprits of the match. 

[vvvslaxman]

40 minutes ago, wanted_desi said:

Tendulkar always beat the dead horse; Time to man up and state the real culprits of the match. 

 

This is the closest you get from him lol He always stays away from controversy. Never seen him taking a dig at selection call.  He didn't say anything about atrocious field setting, strategy against Travis head by Rohit sharma.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Why not name the culprits? That good for nothing serial choker Kohli, and the overgrowing 36 year old Rohit. Our Test team is a mess, so many parasites in it.

Edited June 12, 2023 by Bublu Bhuyan

[vvvslaxman]

8 minutes ago, Bublu Bhuyan said:

Why not name the culprits? That good for noting serial choker Kohli, and the overgrowing 36 year old Rohit.

 

Don't dare attack king kohli lol

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

9 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Don't dare attack king kohli lol

 

I used to be his biggest fan. I still appreciate how much of a devastating batsman he was till 2019. But not anymore. Unlike his immature, rabid fan base, I have the ability to call spade a spade. He has been a complete shadow of himself since 2020. It's been 4 long years. There is a limit to patience, and I have lost all my patience with him. He needs to retire, or be dropped, at least from the Test format.

[IndiaWC8311]

Okay Einstein. We all called Ashwin and said he would add way more value than 4th seamer (Umesh)

[Frustrated]

If sachin thinks ashwin is our premeire bowler, then why is this statement from him coming up after Ind lost?    Why not when the team was announced? 

[Majestic]

Stupid comment from Sachin..This is not first time Ashwin is dropped in SENA. Last time when he was dropped, India got better results in England.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

He might have been a King till 2019, since then he has been a pauper. And that’s how he will end his career. But until then, his blind and rabid fan base will keep their support for him.

Edited June 12, 2023 by Bublu Bhuyan

[nitinbwj]

Damaad ji ke baare main kuch nahi bola 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to Australia on winning the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTCFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTCFinal</a>. They are the deserved winners. India lost it in their minds when they decided to exclude Ashwin against a left-handed heavy attack. Plus the top order needed to bat better. Need to have better mindset and approach to win…</p>&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1667925514944905240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Vijy]

even if we assume ashwin would do better than umesh/thakur (which is debatable), a 200 run thrashing will not be reversed by 1 player. real culprits were top 5 + bharath's lack of batting ability

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, Majestic said:

Stupid comment from Sachin..This is not first time Ashwin is dropped in SENA. Last time when he was dropped, India got better results in England.

 

That England was a one man army lol Root was the only one who could bat. They got owned in the batting department even by Ireland. If the current Indian side plays against England they will be whitewashed.

[Majestic]

7 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

That England was a one man army lol Root was the only one who could bat. They got owned in the batting department even by Ireland. If the current Indian side plays against England they will be whitewashed.

Honestly, Ashwin playing or not playing won't have altered the consequence of game either way.

 

Point here is that SRT like always will pretend to be a nice guy and not deal with the real reason behind the failure of the game- the batting of top 4. Rahane performed in this test but we all know his capability.

[vvvslaxman]

24 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Honestly, Ashwin playing or not playing won't have altered the consequence of game either way.

 

Point here is that SRT like always will pretend to be a nice guy and not deal with the real reason behind the failure of the game- the batting of top 4. Rahane performed in this test but we all know his capability.

 

One cannot be sure about thata. Australia was below their standard  in this match. Head stood up. SMith stood up. Labu, Usman, Warner all failed to make an impact.  Bowlingwise they were average bar Boland.  Those two innings were the difference. Besides Umesh was not leaking but also leaking fast and zero contribution with bat. Match would have been much closer. Australia was conservative mostly.

[rtmohanlal]

well said Sachin ...though he cold have conveyed this opinion  in some way before the match. Smith had some trouble  in the past  against Ashwin  even in AUS .

So the team needed to take a chance with him .