ICC World Cup 2019: Harbhajan Singh Urges India To Continue With Two Spinners

Indian National Cricket Team have made a thumping start to their ICC World Cup campaign winning three of the four matches while one ended in no result due to heavy rain. The entire team have stood upto the occasion including the spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. As the Men in Blues look to gear up for the clash against Afghanistan, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has urged the management to continue with two spinners strategy.

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Harbhajan request India to play two spinners

The duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal has played a significant role for India in the last two years. They have dominated the proceedings in the middle overs which in turn has helped Virat Kohli & Co to restrict opponents to smaller totals. Chahal and Kuldeep have also been at the top of their game in the World Cup, While Chahal dominated the opening two encounters against South Africa and Australia, Kuldeep was on money against arch-rivals Pakistan.

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However, there were calls from certain sections to replace Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammed Shami for the game against Pakistan. But the management stick to their two spinners strategy and Harbhajan Singh has urged them to continue with the same plan.

“It is a very good combination,” Harbhajan told AFP. “The results that India have got in the last two-and-a-half years, a lot of credit should be given to these guys. “I would like to see them playing together because none of the other teams have got two spinners and they don’t have the habit of playing spin in the middle overs. If India are thinking about their best XI then these two will feature in all the games,” he added.

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Furthermore, Harbhajan Singh said that Mohammed Shami has the capability to win matches on his own. Meanwhile, Shami will replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar who will be out of action with a hamstring pull. The Bengal pacer has been in outstanding form leading to the World Cup and will aim to bring out the best in England. In conclusion, Harbhajan said England, holders Australia, New Zealand and India – the current top four – would qualify for the semi-finals,  with Kohli’s side the team to beat in the knockout phase.

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