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Previous Indian wicket manager player Parthiv Patel wasn’t persuaded with R Ashwin’s batting position in the primary ODI against South Africa and felt the requirement for a legitimate all-rounder in the side. Ashwin batted at No.7 for India and the off spinner could oversee only 7 runs off 13 conveyances which has sprung up questions with respect to his batting position. The 35-year-old midpoints 15 with the bat in ODIs and has hit only one fifty in the arrangement such a long ways in 112 games notwithstanding scoring five centuries in Tests.
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India experienced one more batting breakdown in the center request in the main ODI and it accounted to one more misfortune toward the South African side. Having cruising at one phase of the game with 138 for 1 in the pursuit of 294, a few fast wickets implied that India missed the mark regarding the pursuit by 31 runs eventually. Despite the fact that Ashwin ought not be the main one to accused, the administration should comprehend the significance of number 7 situation in ODI cricket which could undoubtedly turnaround a game.
Parthiv Patel feels the absence of equilibrium
Patel noticed that he was stunned to see Ashwin batting at seven in ODIs disregarding his credintials with the bat in Tests and added that the group is deficient with regards to the equilibrium without any semblance of Hardik Pandya or Ravindra Jadeja. Pandya is yet to recuperate totally from his back issues and he will key to the equilibrium assuming that he begins bowling. Then again, Jadeja has not been essential for the visit since the injury he got against New Zealand.
“Assuming Parthiv Patel bats in Test cricket at 5 down, we wouldn’t be as stunned in light of the fact that we realize that he has an ability of playing a long innings or score 100. However, in one-day cricket, that is a central issue that who bats at no. 7. With Ravindra Jadeja or Hardik Pandya batting at that spot, the entire equilibrium changes,” Parthiv Patel told Cricbuzz
Patel added that India should find their right offset soon with Venkatesh Iyer being able to bowl medium speed. India will trust that Hardik or Jadeja advances beyond the tight timetable this year.
So the unavoidable issue is whether you go in with four legitimate bowlers with two pieces and-pieces players who could bowl five overs reach, or six batsmen and five bowlers. So this will keep on disturbing India until Hardik Pandya recuperates totally and gets back to bowling, or Ravindra Jadeja gets back to the group,” he added
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