The selection of Umesh Yadav
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The selection of Umesh Yadav for T20 comes under the shocking category. By now it is clear that Umesh Yadav is always expensive and firmly believes in giving a flying start, unfortunately for the opposition. The selectors could have tried Deepak Chahar or Siddarth Kaul in his place.
In the fast bowling category, apart from the front line bowlers Bhuvi and Bumrah, India have only Umesh Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed as back up. While Khaleel is untested with no much IPL experience, Umesh Yadav is unpredictable. The absence of seam bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya due to injury would certainly affect the balance of the team in Australia.
The absence of Suresh Raina
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Suresh Raina is a match-winner in T20 cricket. He is an excellent fielder and a decent bowler. None of the batsmen selected for the T20 team can roll their arm over. Raina should have been selected ahead of Shreyas Iyer. In the absence of Suresh Raina, India would be missing that crucial sixth bowling option which could prove fatal.
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