Sehwag believes that MS Dhoni could have taken advantage of having six bowling options available to him and potentially used Moeen Ali in order to offset Tushar Deshpande’s off day during their defeat against the Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday. According to Sehwag, this would have made up for any shortfall caused by Deshpande’s poor performance, where he conceded 51 runs in 3.2 overs. Sehwag said:
“Had Dhoni used an over from Moeen Ali somewhere in the middle, he may not have needed to go to Tushar Deshpande, who was highly expensive. You don’t see MS Dhoni making such mistakes often, but that’s where you could use the risk-and-reward approach of using an off-spinner when right-handers are batting.”
Manoj Tiwary, the Indian cricketer, was part of the discussion and was completely surprised by CSK’s decision to give Deshpande the new ball.
“I was surprised when they gave the impact substitute Tushar Deshpande the new ball. In domestic cricket, he often bowls in the latter phases of the game. I thought maybe they could have given Rajvardhan Hangargekar the new ball.”
Rajvardhan Hangargekar should focus on taking wickets: Sehwag
Rajvardhan Hangargekar finally made his long-awaiting debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday and recorded an impressive 3/36. His spell kept CSK in the game, who otherwise would have been in a difficult position due to their low total. Tiwary praised Hangargekar’s performance, saying:
“Hangargekar’s economy shouldn’t be looked at as he picked up some crucial wickets. As a fast bowler, you need to give your complete commitment, and that was seen in the way he bowled. It’s good to see such talents being unearthed, and he will only get better.”
Manoj Tiwary
Sehwag also suggested that Hangargekar should focus on taking wickets.
“A new player will always take time to adjust and if I were the captain, I would be pretty happy as I always used to tell my bowler that even if you get hit for 40 runs in four overs, pick up 2-3 wickets and that’s exactly what Hangargekar did.”
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