Why did legendary Sunil Gavaskar make this comment about Ravichandran Ashwin’s selection in India’s T20 WC squad?
Xtra Time Web Desk: Legendary former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons Ravichandran Ashwin has been handed a ‘consolation cup’ by the selectors by drafting him in the 15 member Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup starting next month in UAE and Oman.
Ashwin was included in the limited overs squad after a long gap of four years. He last played a T20I for India in 2017, against West Indies in Jamaica.
In an interview with ‘Sports Tak’, Gavaskar said Ashwin’s selection is just ‘a ‘consolation’cup’ by the selectors to make up for his absence in the playing XI during the just concluded England Test series."Ashwin’s return is a good thing but we’ll have to wait and see if he gets a place in the playing XI. You have selected him in the 15, that’s alright, you chose him in the squad in England as well but are not giving him the chance in the XI.
“So, he’s perhaps just given a consolation cup to make up for the disappointment that he might have from here (in England). Will he play in the XI? Only time will tell," signed off Gavaskar.
