SL vs IND | Yuzvendra Chahal needs to have a little more in his bowling armoury, admits Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

Since the turn of the year, Chahal has only featured in three T20Is, against England, where he has picked up three wickets before he was dropped for Rahul Chahar. Even in the half-season of the IPL, the RCB leggie picked up just four wickets, bowling well under-par to his talent. Former Indian leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, however, had a few stern words for the Haryana leg-spinner, stating that he needs to have a little more to his bowling armoury. 

“Chahal definitely has to have a little more in his armoury. You’ve got to be a big turner of the cricket ball. As a leg-spinner, you should be able to turn the ball on any pitch. Once the turn is big enough, the batsman won’t leave the crease, he will be very tentative to charge down the track because if he doesn’t get to the pitch of the ball, he’s gonna be stumped. Chahal needs to improve his bowling tactics and keep the batsmen guessing,” Sivaramakrishnan told Hindustan Times.

“Hardik Pandya can be an extremely dangerous finisher. It is important for him to regain full fitness and then when he starts to bowl, he will gain more confidence. Hardik can contribute to all three departments of the game. Every time he contributes, he will become a better cricketer both technically and mentally,” he added.

After being selected twice and being ruled out due to fitness, Tamil Nadu’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has a unique opportunity to showcase his worth in the series against the Island nation. However, the former leg-spinner reckoned that India shouldn’t overexpose him ahead of the World T20, in order for him to be successful.