Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Washington Sundar could be a wildcard entry in India’s World Cup squad if he does well in the final T20I against Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday, August 23. However, Sundar went wicketless in the first two T20Is and got to play just one delivery. However, the spin-bowling all-rounder has not been picked in India’s Asia Cup squad and he is part of the Asian Games contingent instead as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “Washington Sundar was royally ignored. He hasn’t been picked for the Asia Cup. He was a point of discussion but there is no off-spinner in the team. So this could be a change, there can be a wildcard entry. If he picks up wickets with his off-spin and scores runs whenever he gets to bat, although he might not get batting here – if all of that happens, then Washington Sundar – tempting option.”
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However, Aakash Chopra added that the Indian team will search for off-spinners whenever they face a lot of left-handers in the opposition lineup. He also added that the Indian team rarely uses left-arm spinners against left-handed batters, irrespective of who the captain is as well.
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“Am I expecting a change in the XI because we have won (the series)? Why should you change anything? Seriously, I feel they shouldn’t make a change. Play with the same team because after this T20, the next T20 will be after two-and-a-half months against Australia after the World Cup. So when you are not going to play T20 cricket for such a long time, there will be the Asian Games in between but it’s not the same team that’s going to play, India’s B team will be going in any case as the A team will be playing the World Cup, I would say don’t miss this opportunity at all,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
