T20 World Cup: Still hoping to see Yuzvendra Chahal in India squad, says Harbhajan
Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has delved into the selectors for their reasons for not choosing Yuzvendra Chahal as part of India’s T20 World Cup squad. Harbhajan said he still hopes to see Chahal as part of the 15-man team.
“You have given ur best as always.. keep it up.. and make sure u keep bowling the right pace .. Not too slow OK..still hoping to see you in team India for T20 World Cup.. Champion bowler,” said Harbhajan in a tweet that he posted in reply to Chahal’s post in which he said that he is looking forward to the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, in which he is playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Sharing light on the omission of Chahal, chief selector Chetan Sharma had earlier said: “Yuzvendra Chahal’s name was discussed. But we picked Rahul Chahar over Yuzi as we wanted someone who bowls fast and gets pace off the pitch. He also gets the ball to grip through the surface.”
Chahal himself had taken a dig at the explanation that Sharma had provided.
The 31-year-old was the first Indian bowler to take six wickets in a T20 International. He has taken a total of 63 wickets for India in the shortest format and has taken 14 wickets in 12 matches this season in the IPL.
