Amarnath, now 60, was one of the architects of India only 50 of the World Cup triumph in 1983 and won the Man of the Match Award in two semi-finals and final to deny Clive Lloyd's West Indies As a hat-trick.
India selectors opted for off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and leg-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Piyush Chawla a final team of 15 men February 19 to April 2 tournament.
Although Amarnath, and large, welcomed the team, felt his left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha inclusion would have added variety.
"I think it's a good team, a good team all along, they have chosen," Amarnath told Reuters in an interview.
"Probably, they had the option of adding a left-arm spinner on the side."
"I still think that a left-arm spinner can play a very important role, especially when playing in a country like India."
"You probably feel Yuvraj (Singh) can do the job."
With Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan offer part-time options, Amarnath felt India were too far out of the spinners on their side.
"The overseas players are good players in the spin-off, instead of left-arm spin, especially on Indian wickets where the ball starts to turn," he said.
0 comments:
Post a Comment