Former India batter Wasim Jaffer needs the Males in Blue to select all-rounder Axar Patel within the taking part in XI for the second ODI towards West Indies in Barbados on Saturday. Jaffer reckons that Axar should get respectable sport time forward of the World Cup for he’s prone to have a giant function within the ICC occasion to be held in India.
Workforce India went in with Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja as their two sluggish bowlers within the opening ODI in Barbados. Each got here up with glorious performances registering figures of 4/6 and three/37. respectively.
Previewing the second India-West Indies ODI, Jaffer opined that Axar might come into the taking part in XI, changing one of many pacers.
He instructed ESPNcricinfo:
“Getting in Axar [on the change in the playing XI]. You noticed the ball spin, so in all probability he coming in and taking part in his function as a spinner. He additionally provides one other high quality batter in that line-up. There’s not a lot for the seamers regardless that it’s a bit two-paced, just a little bit up and down.
“If we will get Axar in… On this context, we in all probability received’t want Axar, however within the bigger image, I see him taking part in a much bigger function within the World Cup and in ODI cricket. Getting Axar in for an additional quick bowler can be factor,” the 45-year-old added.
Axar has up to now featured in 51 ODIs and has claimed 58 wickets at a median of 31.41.
“Give batters extra sport time” – Jaffer
India put up a dominating effort within the first ODI en path to a five-wicket win. On what the guests can attempt to realize within the second one-dayer, Jaffer opined that India should look to bat first and submit a giant rating.
He acknowledged:
“Bat first and rating in extra of 270-280 or 300 and provides their batters extra sport time.”
He additionally reiterated his earlier stand that Hardik Pandya should bowl extra overs.
Jaffer added:
“Most likely Hardik Pandya, like I stated, get him to bowl extra overs. I see him bowling much more within the lead as much as the World Cup and even within the World Cup. Umran Malik might have accomplished nicely. I believed he bowled nicely in patches, few deliveries had been actually good, however there have been a number of boundary balls, which has been his concern. Mukesh, I believed, bowled nicely. Spinners didn’t put a foot incorrect. Bowling was actually good.”
After India skittled out West Indies for 114, they misplaced 5 wickets, however a half-century from Ishan Kishan confirmed victory for the guests.