Cricketer-turned-commentator Virender Sehwag feels that Dasun Shanaka has been disappointing in IPL 2023 and must be dropped from Gujarat Titans’ taking part in XI within the subsequent recreation. Sehwag additionally backed inducting Abhinav Mahohar as a substitute of Dasun Shanaka within the upcoming matches of Gujarat Titans.

Sri Lanka white-ball skipper Dasun Shanaka has performed 3 video games for GT in IPL 2023. He has managed to attain simply 26 runs, with a prime knock of 17 in a single recreation. His strike price can be low at 100.0. Within the earlier match in opposition to CSK, he went out to bat at no.3 however received out quickly scoring 17 runs.

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Dasun Shanaka Has Not Lived Up To Expectations: Virender Sehwag

Whereas talking on Cricbuzz about GT vs MI conflict, former India opener Virender Sehwag stated that Dasun Shanaka has not lived as much as expectations and has been disappointing in IPL 2023. Sehwag additionally opined that GT ought to drop him and play another person like Abhinav Manohar in upcoming video games.

“I’m not apprehensive in regards to the (GT) bowling an excessive amount of. However I’m apprehensive about Dasun Shanaka, GT can play Odean Smith and Alzarri Joseph for him. Shanaka has been disappointing. We had massive hopes from him and he hasn’t lived as much as even 1 % to these expectations. GT ought to play (Abhinav) Manaohar as a substitute of Shanaka, as he’s a batter who can smash sixes,” Sehwag stated.

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Abhinav Manohar has performed 9 video games in IPL 2023 and hit 114 runs at a strike price of 137. He scored a very good knock of 42 runs in a single recreation and received the Participant of the Match award.

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Speaking about Mumbai Indians, Sehwag stated that the workforce may not make a whole lot of adjustments within the taking part in XI. Nonetheless, he additionally feels that Hrithik Shokeen is likely to be changed by Kumar Kartikeya within the spin division. Shokeen bowled simply 1 over within the final recreation and leaked 18 runs.

“After they go to Ahmedabad, Mumbai should play properly in opposition to Gujarat Titans as a result of they misplaced their earlier match in opposition to MI on the Wankhede Stadium. I don’t suppose Mumbai will make a whole lot of adjustments. I can see Hrithik Shokeen being changed by one other bowler, possibly Kumar Kartikeya may are available in. In any other case, I don’t suppose they’ll make many adjustments,” stated Sehwag.

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Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans are set to sq. off within the Qualifier 2 recreation of IPL 2023 on Friday (Might 26). The match takes place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and the winner of the encounter will lock horns with Chennai Tremendous Kings.

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