Kuldeep & Chahal are outstanding but Jadeja & Ashwin aren’t out of the race yet, says Bharat Arun

INDIA BOWLING COACH Bharat Arun reckoned that the door is not closed on Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, in the backdrop of impressive performances from wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.

Arun acknowledged that newcomers Kuldeep and Chahal and believes that they have done exceptionally well as they do not rely on pitches and conditions. As reported by MyKhel, he said,

"They are extremely positive. They are not afraid to flight the ball. They are not afraid to impart extra spin to gain something, and they are not dependent on the wicket. They get a lot out of the air. They have enough skills to beat batsmen in the air and they back their instinct."

Kuldeep and Yuzvendra have picked 24-wickets between them in the first four matches against South Africa. Praising the duo, Arun said,

"The two spinners have been outstanding in the ODIs. They have got lot of talent and lot of abilities. They have troubled the best batsmen in the business back home. We were extremely confident that they would come here to South Africa and make inroads into their batting."

Arun divulged that the World Cup spots are still open.

"We had a good pool of bowlers and given the volume of cricket we are playing, we needed to keep rotating these bowlers and keep them fresh for every format. These two bowlers showed a lot of promise. We thought that in these conditions, wrist spinners would do lot more than finger spinners, and they have come to the party here." 

He further added veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are not out of the race yet.

"We wanted to look at all the existing talent in the pool and then we wanted to decide who we wanted for the ultimate goal of the World Cup. It's not that Ashwin and Jadeja are out of the race. They could still be (included) into the team."

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