<p>Former India all-rounder S Madan Lal has slammed the exclusion of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leggie <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/yuzvendra-chahal-on-vacay-23270061" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Yuzvendra Chahal</a></strong> from the Asia Cup squad. The selectors picked spin bowling all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the 17-member squad announced on Monday. &ldquo;Ashwin is the best and he should have been there in the team,&rdquo; Madan Lal told mid-day.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/aug/S-Madan-Lal_e.jpg" alt="S Madan Lal" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>S Madan Lal</em></strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;On Asian wickets, batting will not be a problem, but if India want to win the Asia Cup, they will have to bowl well. I must say Axar has improved a lot in the last two years, but don&rsquo;t they [Axar and Jadeja] play in almost the same way [both are left-arm spinners and left-handed batsmen]? That&rsquo;s the reason I would have preferred to have both Ashwin and Chahal in the squad,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ashwin last played an ODI for India in January 2022 in South Africa. <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/asia-cup-kl-rahul-shreyas-iyer-inclusion-was-to-ensure-they-get-enough-cricket-before-wc-says-agarkar-23304799" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Shreyas Iyer</a></strong> and KL Rahul are making a comeback after undergoing thigh and back surgeries respectively and Madan Lal believes that&rsquo;s a concern. Iyer last played in a Test series against Australia in March this year, while Rahul had to withdraw in the middle of IPL-16. &ldquo;They [Iyer and Rahul] haven&rsquo;t played for a long time now. That&rsquo;s a bit of a worry. If they play well, challenging their injury, it will be great for the team,&rdquo; said the former India coach.</p><p>
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Former India all-rounder S Madan Lal has slammed the exclusion of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leggie Yuzvendra Chahal from the Asia Cup squad

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