Manjrekar said in an interview, "I don't think so. Very rarely it can happen depending on the opponent. If the opponent really has a weakness to play wrist-spin, both Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal will play in the XI. I consider Chahal a part of the team but when it comes to wrist spin as a spinner in 50 overs cricket, I prefer Kuldeep Yadav. I am getting a bit technical here. You need a spinner who can play the batsmen. Can take wickets when they are pushing, not big shots.
The former Indian batsman further said, "In T20 cricket, this is something you often see. That's how spinners get wickets. In 50-over cricket, it's a game where you really hit as hard as you can." Hits harder than that. So it is Kuldeep Yadav, a spinner capable of taking wickets. So he is my first choice wrist spinner in the playing XI and then I will look at other options."
India have included both Kuldeep and Chahal in the team for the ODI series played on the West Indies tour. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma and the team management will keep a close watch on the performance of these two players before the ODI World Cup. Now it will be interesting to see whether these two get a place for the World Cup, if they get it, will they play together in the playing XI.
Indian squad for ODI series against West Indies: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
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