Ayush Badoni ODI Debut: Since the time Ayush Badoni had been named the replacement of injured Washington Sundar ahead of the second ODI against New Zealand, cricket fans have been divided into two categories. Many felt that Rinku Singh and Riyan Parag were good options as compared to Badoni.
Ayush Badoni ODI Debut
Ahead of the second ODI against New Zealand, Indian batting coach Sitanshu Kotak opened up on the inclusion of Delhi youngster Ayush Badoni in the squad, stating that the player has performed really well in the chances given to him.
Sitanshu Kotak said,
“He has been playing, he has been performing, and he has played some India. A one-day match, and he has performed. Of course, it is the selectors who pick the team, but for any common man, when Washington is out, you cannot normally go with only five bowlers. For example, in the last game, if we had only five bowlers and Washington got injured in the fourth or fifth over, then who would have bowled those overs? So every team would like to have a sixth bowling option. Sometimes, if it is an all-rounder like Washington, then it’s an equally good bowler; sometimes it might be more of a batter who can bowl.”
Further, he said,
“If required, somebody should be able to bowl four or five overs, or even three or four overs, whatever is needed. He has scored a couple of fifties for India A and can bowl. He has performed well in the IPL and white-ball cricket, so good luck to him.”
Ayush Badoni Cricket Career
He has played 27 matches in List A cricket and so far has scored 693 runs at an average of 36.47 with a strike rate more than 93, which includes a century and five half centuries, with the best score of 100. He has also taken 18 wickets at an average of 29.72.
In IPL he has played a total of 56 games and currently plays for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), providing support to the team’s middle order, where he has made 963 runs at an average of 26.75 with a strike rate of 138.56, which includes six half centuries and a best score of 74.
Now it will be intriguing to see whether Ayush Badoni will make it to the team’s playing XI in the second ODI against New Zealand or not.
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