Rohit Sharma’s Decision to Exclude Ravichandran Ashwin from the IND vs AUS WTC Final Defended by India’s Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey

India’s bowling coach, Paras Mhambrey, has defended Rohit Sharma’s decision to leave out Ravichandran Ashwin from the IND vs AUS WTC Final. Following Ashwin’s exclusion, Smith and Travis Head had a field day against the Indian attack, leading to criticism from Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting.

Mhambrey’s Support for Team Despite Forgettable Start to Championship

After the end of Day 1, Mhambrey expressed his support for the team, despite their forgettable start to the Championship. He explained that the management had taken the decision based on the conditions, and that it was a difficult call to make.

Mhambrey said, “It is always a very difficult decision to drop a champion bowler like him. Looking at the conditions in the morning we thought an additional seamer would be beneficial. It has also worked in the past for us. Seamers have done well out here for us. You can always look back and say that additional spinner would have been beneficial but we took the call looking at the conditions.”

Conclusion

Rohit Sharma’s decision to exclude Ravichandran Ashwin from the IND vs AUS WTC Final was defended by India’s bowling coach, Paras Mhambrey. Mhambrey expressed his support for the team despite their forgettable start to the Championship, and explained that the management had taken the decision based on the conditions. He concluded that while it was a difficult call to make, the team had taken the call looking at the conditions.