Ashwin, 36, was picked ahead of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in Team India’s playing XI for all the T20 World Cup 2022 matches. He had a disappointing tournament, claiming six wickets in as many matches. However, five of those six scalps came against the Netherlands and Zimbabwe.
Against South Africa, he claimed only one while conceding 43 runs. The offie was wicketless in India’s opening Super 12 match against Pakistan as well as in the semi-final against England. Speaking about Ashwin’s future in T20Is for the Men in Blue, Kaif said while speaking to Sportskeeda:
Ashwin has played 65 matches in his T20I career, in which he has claimed 72 wickets at an average of 23.22 and an economy rate of 6.90.
“There were definitely mistakes in team selection” - Kaif on Ashwin being preferred ahead of Chahal
Analyzing India’s team selection for the T20 World Cup 2022, Kaif opined that there were mistakes in team selection. Stating captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid got things wrong, Kaif elaborated:
India topped the points table in Group 2 after the Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup 2022. However, they yet again faltered in the knockouts, going down to England by 10 wickets in the second semi-final in Adelaide.
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