‘Chahal’s presence in Asia Cup was necessary’: Harbhajan Singh

Former India offie Harbhajan Singh considers Yuzvendra Chahal as the best limitedover spinner in the country currently and said the selectors erred in not picking him for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30Chahal failed to make the India squad for the tournament as the selectors gave preference to Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel over himldquoThe one thing I feel little bit lacking and wrong in the team is the absence of Chahal I thought his presence in this team for Asia Cup was necessaryrdquo Harbhajan said on his YouTube channelHarbhajan SinghldquoChahal is a legspinner who can get the ball to turn away If you talk about genuine spinner I donrsquot think therersquos any spinner in India better than Chahal in limitedover formats Yes his last few games werenrsquot good but that doesnrsquot make him a bad bowlerrdquo said the 43yearold former offspinner who took 711 wickets in the three formats before retiring in 2016Chahal 33 has been in and out of the national side in recent times and Harbhajan is hoping that he would return to the team for the ODI World Cup to be held in India in OctoberNovember ldquoI hope the doors arenrsquot closed on him Itrsquos important to consider him for the World Cup because the tournament is in IndiaAlso Read Rejuvenated Bumrah the true architect of Indias third straight series win in IrelandldquoChahal is a proven matchwinner I can understand his form isnrsquot good so you may have rested him But I think if he was with the team his confidence wouldrsquove stayed intact Any player who comes back after being dropped the pressure to perform is always thererdquo said HarbhajanChahal had an average outing in the recent T20I series against the West Indies as he picked up just five wickets in as many matches and leaked runs in the last three games121No of wickets claimed by Yuzvendra Chahal in 72 ODIsIndian cricketers undergo YoYo testAhead of the Asia Cup Indian cricketers on Thursday underwent rigorous fitness drills including the YoYo test which was aced by the players in attendance hereThe exercise is a part of the sixday conditioning and skillset enhancement camp and not surprisingly Virat Kohli scored a high 172 in the testThe BCCIrsquos mandated fitness parameter is 165This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever