The Indian team management decided to keep out wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal out of the scenario for both the West Indies and South Africa series with skipper Kohli indicating the management wants to strengthen the lower batting order and try out a new combination in the spin department, ahead of World T20I in Australia.
Bengal Cricket boss Sourav Ganguly believes Virat Kohli should bring back wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav (KulCha) in the limited overs format.
"This is a good team but Virat needs to bring back the wrist spinners into this format," Ganguly wrote in his column for Times of India. "I hope Yuzvendra Chahal has only been rested to give opportunity to others, or else he is a must for India in the T20 format.
Ganguly said that going into the World T20 next year, it is important for 'key person' Virat Kohli to stay calm.
"The T20 World Cup is in Australia next year and opinions and judgments will be passed. The key person amidst all this will be Virat Kohli, and it will be important for him to stay calm for a long period of time," Ganguly said.
Ganguly added he hopes that team India gets to play on good pitches during the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
"India doesn't need two left-arm spinners [Ravindra Jadeja and Krunal Pandya]. The test series will start soon, and hopefully, India will play on good pitches and not rank turners, as it has been in the last series because India is a very good team on any surface," said Ganguly.