India shouldn’t pick WTC XI with pre-determined mindset like they did 2 years ago: MSK Prasad

Former chief selector MSK Prasad feels that filling the shoes of an injured Rishabh Pant abroad will be very difficult, as India should not pick their XI for the World Test Championship final with a pre-determined mindset like they did two years ago. The achievements are unmatched.

India’s move to pick two spinners — Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja — for the 2021 WTC final against New Zealand backfired as the pacers dominated the game in cloudy conditions in Southampton.

Spin could play a role in the final against Australia at The Oval in London from June 7, but Prasad advised the team to take a final call depending on the conditions at that time.

“We went with two spinners and three fast bowlers but then the rain came and we had to change our plan and somehow we stuck to the same playing eleven. But that’s in the past.

“It all depends on the conditions at the Oval. It’s the real story of the film, the pitch and the conditions. We don’t know how they will be over five days, so we shouldn’t pre-fix our minds and understand the conditions. Go back to your instincts,” the former India wicketkeeper told PTI. .