ODI World Cup 2023: Yuvraj Singh laments Chahal-Sundar's absence from Indian squad

2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh reckoned that either wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar should have found place in the home teams lineup for ODI World Cup 2023Allrounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the global event due to quadriceps tear and the management replaced him with senior offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin Indias Test specialist was summoned for the ODI series against Australia and eventually he was included in the final 15man squad as Chahal and Washington miss outI personally feel the only miss in this side is Yuzvendra Chahal I think the only aspect that is missing from this team is a legspinner Yuvraj told PTI in an exclusive interviewI was very keen to see Washington Sundar in the side if we are not picking up Yuzi But maybe the team wanted an experienced bowler so that is why I think they went with R Ashwin said one of Indias greatest ODI cricketersYuvraj spoke on the sidelines of an event organised by Vicks to release the World Cup anthemThe performance of Jasprit Bumrah will have a massive bearing on Indias campaign in the World Cup at home felt former India batter Bumrah returned to the Indian side during the T20I series against Ireland recently after a long injury layoff and he also produced intense efforts in the Asia CupAlso Read An opening pair like no otherYuvraj who was the player of the tournament during the 2011 World Cup was pleased to see the growing maturity of Bumrah as a cricketerBumrah has matured in the last couple of years he has captained India and has become a smart bowler Rohit knows how to use him wisely especially because he has captained Bumrah in the Mumbai Indians said YuvrajThe advantage with Bumrah is that initially he can get wickets with pace but when he starts going for runs his skillset will come into play There will be days when you will win a game after scoring 300 or 350plus but these kinds of bowlers like Bumrah are needed to defend scores like 250s and 260s he saidThe 41yearold was also chuffed to see the form of Indias middleorder battersIt is a good thing that all our middleorder batters KL Rahul Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer are in good form But the team management needs to decide the 11 and combination ahead of the tournament that will give the team a settled look he saidYuvraj knows a thing or two about winning the World Cup as he was a part of Indias triumphant sides in 2007 T20 WC and 2011 50over WCHe said India had started their preparation for the 2011 World Cup the moment Gary Kirsten joined the team as the head coachWe started planning for the World Cup from the day Gary came on board The first step was to get to the No 1 ranking in all formats iquest whether it is ODI cricket or Tests When the World Cup came we had a lot of players who were at the peak of their careers The younger generation too had matured So it became a complete team effort he saidOn personal front Yuvraj was battling injuries and other health issues which was later diagnosed as cancer ahead of the 2011 big bashWhen you were playing in a physical state like that you had to put the body on the line I think to win a World Cup after 28 years an effort like that was neededIndia had then won a 50over World Cup their second after a gap of nearly three decades and Yuvraj hoped that Rohit Sharma and his bunch would end Indias 12year wait for a third trophy at home next monthI love these guys as I get along with every one of them and I have also played with some of them I feel that Virat and Rohit deserve a World Cup So everyone needs to put their body on the line for such a big stage he saidWith agency inputs