Cricket Update: Akram surprised at Rohit’s omission while appreciates Chawla’s inclusion in WC squad
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Piyush-c82317 Chawla in the 15-member Indian Squad for the up coming mega event but at the same time he was surprised at the omission of Rohit Sharma.
"The pure cricketing reason for Chawla''s selection is that he is a leg-spinner and in the sub-continental conditions, he has the variety in his repertoire including a googly, which could come handy on turning tracks," Akram told while talking to
the media.
Chawla http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 player of 22-years, who last played in ODI match in 2008, was selected for the national squad instead of Pragyan Ojha who has recently been playing for Indian team. He has shown his performance in total of 21 ODIs with an average of 5.60.
He has also played for Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 as well as for Indian under 19s.
Chawla has earned a place in the final squad for his impressive show not only in his batting but also for his bowling as well during the recently finished Ranji Trophy and Akram feels that his inclusion in the list of finals is a right decision.
Akram also opined that Ojha has been in good form of late in Test cricket. He added that apart from being a spinner with a lot of variety, Chawla was a handy bat, and a young energetic fielder.
"These small, yet critical selection calls are taken after discussions with the captain, the coach and the selectors. I am sure they have made the decision on Chawla keeping everyone in the loop," he added.
On the other hand, 23-years-old Sharma remained unable to maintain his good form as he made a poor average of 28.34 in 58 ODIs with just five fifties and two hundreds in his career. In Akram’s opinion, the player has paid the price for being inconsistent.
Rohit Sharma last time played in one-day international at Johannesburg against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 on Jan 15, 2011.
Akram said that the most astonishing thing for him was Rohit’s exclusion from the World Cup final squad. Talking about his abilities, Akram said that he was such a talented batsman but he was lacking in score runs at the top level on regular basis, which
bounded him to get axed.
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