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Sunil Gavaskar Questions Decision To Hold Back Mayank Yadav
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News18•10-10-2026, 12:45
Sunil Gavaskar Questions Decision To Hold Back Mayank Yadav
- •Sunil Gavaskar criticized India's decision to give Kuldeep Yadav the crucial 17th over instead of Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh in the second T20I against the West Indies.
- •Kuldeep conceded 24 runs in the 17th over, shifting the momentum as the West Indies chased down a target of 250 in Ranchi.
- •Mayank Yadav had previously taken three early wickets, and Gavaskar believes another over from him could have put the visitors under immense pressure.
- •Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal also expressed sympathy for bowlers, highlighting the difficulties of defending high totals on flat pitches with small boundaries.
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Sunil Gavaskar criticized the decision to hand Kuldeep Yadav the crucial 17th over instead of using tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav or Arshdeep Singh. He also questioned giving the ninth over to Shivam Dube when batters were still settling in.
Mayank Yadav had dismantled the West Indies top order by dismissing Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, and Rovman Powell, leaving the visitors reeling at 58 for three by the sixth over.
Yuzvendra Chahal expressed sympathy for bowlers on flat pitches with small boundaries, where dew and old balls make chasing high totals like 250 too easy. He argued that current conditions leave no room for bowling skill unless pitches offer assistance or bowling machines are installed.
