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"Looking for Ashwin" Oh "No Ashwin": See How cricket fraternity reacted on India's selection for 4th England Test

Harshit

Sep 02, 2021 13:58 GMT

Indian team is in a spot of the bother after losing early wickets at Kennington Oval, London. India left off Ravichandran Ashwin yet again and apart from this they made two more changes by bringing in Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav for Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.

The ace bowler is the only three spinner for India to take 400 Test wickets but still he is not the part of playing XI.

Ravindra Jadeja was promoted at Number 5 in the batting line-up ahead of Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant but he failed to make his mark.

Former players and the cricketing faternity are taking it to social media to express their reaction on Ashwin's non-selection.

The non selection of @ashwinravi99 has to be greatest NON selection we have ever witnessed across 4 Tests in the UK !!! 413 Test wickets & 5 Test 100s !!!! #ENGvIND Madness …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) September 2, 2021

I really hope it works but I am flabbergasted that India have gone in without Ashwin again.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 2, 2021

It’s not Jadeja-the bowler that’s getting picked ahead of Ashwin in England…it’s the package that Jadeja is. And what’s in line with the balance of the side considering the 5-bowler strategy. Remember team-selection isn’t about justice…it’s about balance. #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 2, 2021

I'm going to stick my neck out and say that I may not agree with @imVkohli & the management's chosen XI, but I admire their courage & conviction.
The media and fans would have been far easier on them if they had picked Ashwin, regardless of the match result.
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) September 2, 2021

Meanwhile, Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayan has shared a video where her daughter is looking for her father in the ground.

https://twitter.com/prithinarayanan/status/1433408585074200587?s=20

Congress MP Sashi Tharoor also reacted on Ashwin's non-selection.

I can't believe they left out Ashwin again, on England's most spin-friendly ground. This team is unbelievable. You pick your five best bowlers, @ashwinravi99 has to be the first or second name. Omitting him & @MdShami11 at the Oval is like a death-wish -- as if you want to lose!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 2, 2021

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