‘We are thinking about match-ups’: India assistant coach Ryan Ten Dushat breaks silence after Axar Patel snub sparks controversy | Cricket News

New Delhi: India decide to rule out vice-captain Axar Patel A major selection controversy erupted after the team suffered a 76-run defeat to South Africa in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 8 match. assistant coach Ryan Ten Duchard Acknowledging that management spent several days discussing the combination before opting for the merger washington sundar However, the call backfired as India fell to 111 while chasing 188.Push boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The defeat marked India’s biggest defeat in the history of the T20 World Cup and ended their glorious 18-match unbeaten run in the ICC white-ball tournament. But the focus quickly shifted from the result to the explosive team selection, with Aksa’s absence raising serious questions.

Ten Duchat broke his silence and revealed how painful the decision was.“Yes, we have spent a lot of time over the past few days thinking about the eleven,” he said. “I think the only way it could work against us is if we get off to an ideal start, like we did today, getting Quinton and Rickton out so early.”He explained that the decision was purely tactical and not a reflection of Al-Aqsa’s values.“We were looking more at the middle-off matchup. And then obviously, someone’s got to make way. So, are we going to keep one batsman and bring in another bowler? In hindsight, that looks like the right decision. But moving forward and making the decision at the time, we felt we needed Rinku as the eighth batsman, so to speak. And the decision was based on that.”

India ultimately opted for Sundar because of his power bowling ability and batting flexibility, even though Axar is widely regarded as one of the most reliable all-rounders in the Indian team.“Of course, this is not to take away from Al-Aqsa and his leadership and his importance to the team,” Tendo Saud stressed. “We’re faced with this almost every week, trying to squeeze 11 places into 15. We’re finding it tricky and we need to make sure we get that position in the next two games.”He also dismissed concerns over Sundar’s limited IPL opportunities.“I don’t think it’s necessarily relevant. We know what Vashi did during his time in India and we judge him based on that,” he said. “A big part of the strategy today was how well he pitched on the power play. Winning this power struggle will be very important. “The assistant coach admitted that the plan was built around countering South Africa’s left-handed heavy midfield.“Given that we thought most of the threat was going to come from left-handers and we wanted to play extra hitters, we had only one choice between Washington and Axar and today we picked Vashi.”He admitted that the optics looked worse as Sundar did not bowl in the powerplay as expected.“He obviously didn’t pitch on the power play tonight, so it seems like we’re purely talking about who’s going to pitch up the middle, in which case you’d go with Axar. But the strategy is around that.”Despite the strong opposition, more than a dozen Saudis expressed hope that Al-Aqsa would understand the decision.“In a game like this you hope all players understand that the best intentions are to try and pick the best 11 players to win the game and I hope Axar can approach it in the same spirit.”