'There are subtleties around them,': Ex-NZ captain opines on Jadeja or Axar for India in WC Super 8

Prepare for an exciting clash as India takes on Afghanistan in the Super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup. India being the favourites to win, promises to be an intense battle. Afghanistan's squad includes top players like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Hazratullah Zazai, while India will be counting on stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. The match is scheduled to take place at Kensington Oval, Barbados, and is expected to be a thrilling encounter featuring outstanding talent from both teams.

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 Stephen Fleming made a huge statement about Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel ahead of India vs Afghanistan T20 WC 

Former captain of New Zealand Stephen Fleming discussed his thoughts on India, which includes left-arm spin all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel in the playing XI, ahead of the Super 8 stage of the current ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

On June 20, at Bridgetown, India will play Afghanistan in their first Super 8 game. In low-scoring matches, India defeated Ireland, Pakistan, and the USA to stay unblemished in the group phase. Rain cancelled their June 15th group match against Canada. As quoted by ANI, Stephen Fleming told ESPNCricinfo: 

“I don't think so, sometimes it's hard to manage two players to do the same thing, Mitchell Santner and Ravindra Jadeja sort of do the same role for us in CSK and we sometimes find it hard around the selection to get eight overs of exactly the same skill set, they are different bowlers, they bowl differently but both of them when conditions are right can be a real handful, so with their all-round skills and their batting skills it allows India to try that and Jadeja in the right conditions can be incredibly dangerous which we've seen over many years, as Axar can provide a different type of attack where conditions are slightly different like in New York,”

"There are subtleties around them both but again I hate that notion of left-handers can't bowl to left-hand batters so we can dispel that myth and both of those players can hopefully play along," 

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India's goals are to put on impressive shows against Australia on June 24, Bangladesh on June 22, and Afghanistan on June 20 and will look to end their ICC trophy drought which has continued since 2013.