The Indian team bowed out of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 after their humiliating 10-wicket defeat against England in the semi-finals. While the team did not make many changes in its playing XI, fans and experts weren’t entirely pleased with some selections. Yuzvendra Chahal warming the bench for all the games was one of the criticisms that the team management had to face. In this listicle, we will look at how the leg spinner could have impacted India’s performance in the tournament.
1. Spin-friendly tracks
Yuzvendra Chahal (Source: Twitter)
The wickets in Australia are generally excellent for fast bowlers to bowl on. However, with games repeating at the same venues, the spinners were also in action in this edition. Many teams took advantage of these favourable playing conditions.
On the other hand, India did not take much advantage of this. They played Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, who are not the biggest turners of the ball, as the two spinners in all games. Chahal could have taken complete advantage of these conditions.
