Last Update: January 19, 2023, 22:54 IST
Former Australia cricketer David Hussey believes Adam Zampa has been ruled out of Border-Gavaskar series India Could deal a severe blow to the off-spinner’s Test aspirations.
Hussey, 45, a white-ball specialist, felt strongly about Zampa’s exclusion after he was assured of a Test berth in the India tour.
“He (Zampa) played a red-ball Shield game for New South Wales against Victoria at Junction Oval just before the start of the Big Bash and he bowled particularly well,” Hussey told SEN Radio on Thursday.
“I think (head coach Andrew) McDonald and (chairman of selectors) George Bailey had all the reports that he (Zampa) was going to India.” The former Australia cricketer said that had Zampa been selected, he would have been successful in India.
“Unfortunately for Adam (Jumpa) he didn’t get the nod but personally I think he will do an excellent job. Not too dissimilar to Anil Kumble who has been a good bowler for India for many years.
“Purely a sub-continent selection, I think he would have done a great job. But it appears with his offseason that his Test aspirations have probably taken a backseat,” Hussey said.
Zampa had recently indicated that he had received hints that he might go on the Test tour of India.
“The way I’m going into international cricket, I thought this would be my chance (to play Test cricket),” Zampa told cricket.com.au.
“And that’s the message I got even six weeks ago that this was going to be a great opportunity, I potentially could be on it, but now that I’m not, I’m very flat about it and it’s time Just going ahead, the selectors have picked Nathan Lyon, Ashton Agar, Todd Murphy and Mitch Swepson in the spin department in the 18-man squad.
“I’m a bit biased… but the skill set there, he (Jumpa) bowls fast, he bowls with good overspin, he can turn it both ways and he really attacks the stumps, Every time he bowls a ball the batsman is playing and the close fielders have to come into play,” Hussey said.
“LBW, caught behind, bat-pad caught, bowled, so many different dismissals are at hand. I thought if he had got the clearance and got the chance to play Test cricket in India, I don’t think he would have embarrassed himself, I think he would have done exceptionally well
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