Ahmed Shehzad didn’t restrict his blazing assault to the Indian batters but additionally went on to slam the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav, alleging him of favouring a private grudge over the staff dynamics. He accused Suryakumar Yadav of getting a grudge in opposition to Kuldeep Yadav, which he cited as the only real motive behind his snub.
After Suryakumar Yadav-led India’s surprising, humiliating defeat in opposition to South Africa within the first Tremendous-8 recreation of Group A of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, a number of narratives have come into existence on the Indian staff’s methods and their lack of recreation consciousness.
Regardless of Pakistan having misplaced to the identical Indian staff in a humiliating style, Pakistan’s gamers haven’t backed away from taking a dig on the flaws of the Indian staff, which made them lose their essential first recreation. This loss has made the opposite two matches must-win for India, with a heavy knock on their web run price.
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“Gautam Gambhir just isn’t utilizing his full assets” – Ahmed Shehzad
The Indian lineup has been present process some awkward modifications, regardless of having entered the World Cup Tremendous-8s. Gautam Gambhir dropped Axar Patel, the veteran all-rounder, from the sport in opposition to South Africa, simply because Washington Sundar performed the final recreation they received on the identical venue the place the South Africa match was scheduled.
The gamble didn’t play properly for the Indian head coach, as Sundar failed to provide something with the ball and was a complete flop with the bat within the center order. Simply to say, Axar Patel was India’s second-highest scorer behind Virat Kohli when India performed the ultimate in opposition to South Africa in 2024.
The previous Pakistani batter has additionally claimed that Gambhir just isn’t making use of the total assets he has underneath his wing. “Gautam Gambhir just isn’t taking part in his sources properly. “Kuldeep Yadav is your match-winner. I do not know why he’s out of the staff,” remarked Shehzad on a Pakistani present.
“He favoured private grudge over the staff’s dynamic,” Shahzad alleges captain Suryakumar Yadav
Citing the absence of the skilled trickster Kuldeep Yadav from the Indian staff, the Pakistani batter identified an incident between Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian captain and the bowler.
Although he claimed it to be the match earlier than the South Africa recreation, he seemingly spoke in regards to the match in opposition to Pakistan when he talked of a disagreement between the Indian captain and his bowler. That is still the one recreation Kuldeep has performed on this World Cup.
“When you had witnessed the match earlier than the earlier recreation, Kuldeep argued with Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav had then pushed him away and proven dissent in opposition to him. Individuals have claimed that perhaps he has been dropped resulting from some current disagreement with the Indian captain,” Shahzad identified.
“He didn’t consider the nation however relatively positioned his private grudge over all; in any other case, Kuldeep wouldn’t have been dropped, particularly with the variation he brings alongside him,” he made vile accusations in opposition to the Indian skipper.
Ahmed Shehzad stated, “Virat Kohli was the one participant in indian staff who knew the right way to play and when to play, that is why he was the perfect. This present Gambhir-led staff? They crumble underneath strain, have zero recreation consciousness, and are complete chokers.”pic.twitter.com/dnwEfGGe3f
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What are India’s plans with former T20 World Cup winner Kuldeep Yadav?
India’s plans with Kuldeep Yadav haven’t landed on the correct word for any cricket skilled as properly. Individuals had anticipated him to be part of the XI, particularly with the World Cup being performed on the spin-friendly tracks of the subcontinent.
Kuldeep Yadav is India’s most skilled spinner in current instances and was part of the World Cup-winning staff within the Caribbean. He picked up 10 wickets from the 5 matches he performed in that World Cup, which additionally included the ultimate match in opposition to South Africa.
Nonetheless, contemplating his flop type in opposition to New Zealand within the ODIs, he began to be sidelined forward of the World Cup, however Gambhir’s resolution to drop Axar Patel too stays stunning by an unforgivable margin.
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