Sehwag said – there should be a gradual change in Team India, like Gambhir first, then me and Yuvraj were removed

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In the Mann Ki Jeet session of Amar Ujala Samvad 2023, Virender Sehwag narrated many funny stories and also gave suggestions. During this, when he was asked about the future of Indian cricket, he said that now the phase of change should start slowly in Team India, like it happened 10-12 years ago. Viru said that most of India's star cricketers are now in the age group of 35+. In such a situation, the way the change was started 10 years ago by removing him, then Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh, the selectors need to do the same now.

Amar Ujala asked Sehwag - what do you see as the future of Indian cricket? At present, has the opportunity to give time to new players come? IPL has seen some good players, so do you think this is the right time to form a new team? Should older players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma gradually step down and take a backseat?

'The future of Indian cricket is bright'

On this, Sehwag said- I definitely understand that the future of Indian cricket is very good. If you look at IPL, Indian cricket has a lot of talent, be it in batting or bowling. But what happens if a senior player, like Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma, they are all 33-34 or 35 years old. There is still cricket left in them. The process of change should start slowly. It should be one by one. If you throw them all together, we might not reach the final of the World Test Championship. So maybe now is not the right time, but there will definitely be a time when change will come. When we used to play in the Indian team, first Gautam Gambhir dropped or got out, then Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and then Sachin Tendulkar, Gradually, one player dropped out and his replacement kept coming and the Indian team got set. If you remove three-four players at once, then there will be pressure on the team and there will be difficulties. In this situation, it will be difficult to win the bilateral series.

Sehwag told these players his favorite

Amar Ujala asked who are the new boys who should get a chance in the Indian team? In response, Sehwag said – There are many boys who are good. One of my favorite talents is Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill (who is still in the team), Ishan Kishan. See, Ishaan scored a double century in ODIs but did not get a chance to play again after that. There is Ravi Bishnoi, who is an amazing leg-spinner. Yash Dayal is So there are many such cricketers who will be superstars of Team India in near future, but it will take time. I don't think now is the right time, because I believe that no decision should be taken in anger. when you're calm and cool,

What did Sehwag say about the change in the Indian team?

The time Sehwag was talking about, Mahendra Singh Dhoni used to be the captain of Team India. The first serious drops occurred in 2013. After this, Sehwag was dropped in March the same year. Gambhir made a Test comeback, but Sehwag was unable to make a comeback. Yuvraj returned to the team in 2012 after defeating cancer. Although, Yuvraj was dropped in 2013 due to poor form. Then Yuvi made a comeback in the 2014 T20 World Cup and was then dropped due to poor form. Yuvraj played the last international match in 2017 and he retired in 2019. In November 2013 itself, Sachin also retired from all forms of cricket.

Source -Amar Ujala

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