Kamal Ghorui
MUMBAI: Harshit Rana’s injury and the uncertainty surrounding Wash -ington Sundar may leave India short of allround options, but the hosts remain well-stocked in spin, with Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel forming a potent trio capable of troubling the best batters, especially on Indian pitches.T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav said the team would not hesitate to play both Kuldeep and Varun together if con -ditions and opposition demanded it, calling the selection dilemma around the world-class wrist-spin -ners a “very good headache”. The duo featured together only once during the recent five-match T20I series against New Zealand—India’s sevenwicket win in the second T20I in Raipur.
“It is an added advantage to have such quality bowlers available,” Surya said on Friday. “But at the same time, you have to look at the combination and the opposition. If there is a need to play two spinners—or two wrist-spinners—we will definitely do that. It’s always good to have options like Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, two of the best spinners in the world. It’s a very good headache.”Surya also indicated that India are keen to capitalise on Ishan Kis -han’s blazing form, even if it means fielding a top three compris -ing left-handers Abhishek Sharma, Kishan and Tilak Varma. Responding to a question on whether an overload of left-handers concerned the team management, the skipper again termed it a “good headache”.“Are you enjoying watching the fours and sixes being hit or not?” Surya quipped. “I think it’s an over-rated con -versation,” he added. “At this level, you’ve played enough cricket against left-arm spinners and offspinners.”
