India selectors must prioritise fitting in Ashwin by tweaking middle order: Ian Chappell
The Hindu
The presence of Jadeja, Ashwin, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant together will make for a very strong lower middle order, the Australian great said.
The legendary Ian Chappell feels the Indian selectors must prioritise finding a way to "tweak" the team's middle order to accommodate the proven R. Ashwin in the playing XI. The former Australian captain's contention is that the veteran off-spinner all-rounder has proved himself as a "fine bowler in all conditions" and deserves a place in the team. "India's best combination includes R. Ashwin. He is a fine bowler under all conditions, as he proved in Australia, so India need to find a way to fit him into the XI," Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfo.
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