“They are going to make another mistake to rectify their earlier mistake”:Harbhajan Singh on selection of Washington Sundar and R Ashwin’s ahead of World Cup 2023.

Harbhajan Singh has expressed his concerns about India’s selection of Washington Sundar and Ravichandran Ashwin for the Australia series, considering it an attempt to rectify their earlier omission of an off-spinner in the provisional World Cup squad.

The Men in Blue are set to compete against Pat Cummins and his team in a three-match ODI series, commencing in Mohali on Friday, September 22. Both Sundar and Ashwin have been included in all three ODIs to evaluate their performance in anticipation of the final World Cup squad selection.

Harbhajan, in a video posted on his YouTube channel, has criticized this decision, asserting that including the two off-spinners is not a wise choice

Harbhajan Singh said “First Washington Sundar, who wasn’t in the original Asia Cup squad, was called there. After that, a second player has been added for this series and that is R Ashwin. So somewhere or the other Team India are searching for off-spinners.”

He further more added “They have probably realized their mistake that they haven’t picked an off-spinner in the team and that our bowlers can get into trouble if a lot of left-handers come in front of them. Why unnecessarily go through all this? It is beyond my understanding or they are going to make another mistake to rectify their earlier mistake.”

He believes that neither Sundar nor Ashwin is likely to secure a place in India’s playing XI at the World Cup, saying “You will never pick three spinners in the team. You will choose two at the most. Ravindra Jadeja is definitely going to play, no matter how many left-handers are there in front of you, and the other spinner will be Kuldeep Yadav. No one can take his place as of now.”