Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin slammed the criticism going around regarding Kuldeep Yadav's performance in the ongoing tournament. India won the game against Australia in the semi-finals and now they will be playing in the finals on March 9. They did play well in the entire tournament but Yadav's performance wasn't up to the mark. However, Varun Chakaravarthy's performance was better in the two games he played and since then, people have been comparing both the bowlers.
"He is a new player. Of course, for us, Varun Chakravarthy is gold. But do not lose out on the diamond that Kuldeep Yadav is. Please estimate how his bowling is going. Please do not estimate by wickets. And people say that he has experience and he should do more. What can we do? Should we take out all 10 wickets? It doesn't happen in one-day game or T20 game. And someone has also said that he didn't put so well in the final of T20 World Cup. Please, please watch how he bowls and not go by the end figures," said Ravichandran Ashwin.
Varun has turned out to be a mystery spinner for the team, taking wickets during crucial situations. In yesterday's game, he dismissed Travis Head and helped India get rid of one of the most dangerous batters.
You start looking for someone to put the blame: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin also spoke about a fan who tagged him on a tweet saying that Kuldeep didn't perform well. Ashwin urged people not to jump to conclusions and to trust the players because they are doing their assigned jobs.
"You start looking for someone to put the blame on. Someone tagged me in a tweet that Kuldeep didn't perform well today. I genuinely don't understand how people come up with such conclusions. Rohit's game plan was to attack Steve Smith, Marcus Labuschagne, and Josh Inglis with left-arm spinners. That's why, for the first time ever, Rohit brought in Kuldeep during the powerplay," added Ashwin.
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