Former India player Kris Srikkanth slammed the debutant Yash Thakur after the second T20I between Zimbabwe and India. India beat Zimbabwe by 90 runs in the second game to seal the series 2-0. Srikkanth said that the 27-year-old was not good enough to play at the international stage and was unhappy with Ashok Sharma being dropped to give Yash Thakur a debut. He also questioned the selection policy and said how Yash hardly featured in the playing 11 for his IPL franchise as well. Srikkanth slammed his performance against a team like Zimbabwe, where even Abhishek Sharma bagged three wickets in the second game as well.

“Yash Thakur is not an international-level bowler. Abhishek also took three wickets here. You have fast-tracked him. Is he really India material? No chance. This is where you are making a mistake. Why did you drop Ashok Sharma after giving him a debut? You gave him a chance, then dropped him. You are making a kichdi here and spoiling the team. You start backing the wrong horses. If you have decided on Ashok Sharma and decided to develop a youngster, stick with that. Yash is not international material. He does not even bowl in the IPL team that he plays for. Ashok played regularly in the IPL and bowled well too. On what basis are you picking and dropping players?” he questioned in a video on his YouTube channel.

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“Part-time bowlers are important and very crucial. Guys like Dube and all others who bowled, the more they start bowling, the better it is and good for India, be it any format. This will be very useful. The way Abhishek bowled and got three wickets is a very good sign,” he again shared.

However, India bounced back with a couple of dominating wins after the debacles in Ireland and England, where they suffered whitewash defeats as well. Kris Srikkanth also stated that the comeback was necessary. However, he also shared that Zimbabwe did not play well in both games, especially their batting, which appeared weak and disappointing too.

“After Ireland and England, it is a good comeback for India. I agree with that. This comeback was absolutely necessary. It is important to win. But this Zimbabwe batting is toothless. They have three or four decent bowlers, but the batting is clueless,” he concluded.