Former cricketer Piyush Chawla feels that wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav will be India’s preferred specialist spinners when the Indian team competes in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean rummybo.
India won all three matches in tough batting conditions at the Nassau County Stadium in New York against Ireland, Pakistan and USA and will now take on Canada in their last Group stage match at Lauderhill, Florida before the Super Eight stage.
Chawla said while the conditions in New York did not support spin bowling, the Indian spinners will now come into play in the tournament. India have four spin bowling options in Kuldeep, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja.
“The pitch in New York was very dicey and the way India performed on that pitch and won three out of three games, so there are very good chances going forward,” Chawla told media on the sidelines of IISM Convocation Ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday.
“The spinners were not needed as much in New York, but once you enter the second leg for the Super Eight, the spinners will have a big role in the West Indies. Our spinners will come into play now,” he added rummy bo.