WTC Final: Not picking R Ashwin was purely based on conditions, says bowling coach Paras Mhambrey | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on Wednesday said the decision to exclude premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from the World Test Championship final against Australia was solely influenced by the prevailing conditions.
The weather conditions at The Oval have been cold and overcast over the past three days, particularly in the morning. However, the afternoon and evening sessions witnessed abundant sunshine on the opening day of the WTC Final.
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The weather conditions at The Oval have been cold and overcast over the past three days, particularly in the morning. However, the afternoon and evening sessions witnessed abundant sunshine on the opening day of the WTC Final.
“It is always a very difficult decision to drop a champion bowler like him. Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial.
“It has also worked in the past for us. Seamers have done well out here for us. You can always look back and say that additional spinner would have been beneficial but we took the call looking at the conditions,” said Mhambrey, after Australia reached 327 for three on day one after being put in to bat.
Asked what kind of communications take place with the player who is not included in the eleven, he said: “When team discussion happens, we talk about composition over a period of days. We trained here for three four days before the game and seeing the wicket, conversations happen with players.
“The players also understand that (the importance of team combination).”
The bowling coach said India can surely bounce back in the game. “The second new ball did a bit. The morning session will be important. The wicket played better than our expectations in the last two sessions today,” he said.
NO FITNESS ISSUES WITH UMESH YADAV
Umesh Yadav bowled only 14 overs in the day but Mhambrey said he had no fitness issues. He also felt bowlers could have done better.
“We could have been more disciplined. After 12-13 overs, we lacked discipline. I felt we conceded more runs that we would have preferred,” he said adding that they could have employed the short ball tactics earlier than they did.
(With inputs from PTI)
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