The decision to leave out star Team India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from the current ODI series in Sri Lanka seems to have caught the eye of veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. However, the Turbanator stated that he was unsure whether Ashwin had been dropped or rested by the selectors.
"I am not sure if R Ashwin has been rested or dropped. We have seen reports that Ashwin has been rested but at the same time in his rest period, he is going to England to play county cricket. So I don't know what kind of rest it is going to be. I am not sure whether he has been rested or dropped," Harbhajan was quoted as saying by India Today.
Not only Harbhajan but former India captain Sourav Ganguly also raised questions about Ashwin’s permanent spot in Virat Kohli’s ODI side despite enthralling performances in the longer format.
"I know where Harbhajan Singh is coming from because whether it is him or me we have seen such situations very closely in teams and understand the team dynamics. Ashwin's performance in Sri Lanka has been in the Test matches. In sub-continent conditions, in Test matches, there are no doubts about R Ashwin's place. But I have a feeling that Kuldeep Yadav is slowly going to get into the ODI side as a frontline spinner, especially on pitches which do not respond to the spinners when they go to South Africa, England and Australia and considering they are going to play the World Cup in England", said Ganguly.
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