India, Oct. 20 -- Despite a game-changing spell in his last ODI, the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, and finishing as the highest wicket-taker in India's victorious men's T20 Asia Cup campaign last month, followed by a Player of the Match performance in the Delhi Test against the West Indies last week, Kuldeep Yadav was left out of the playing XI for the ODI series opener against Australia in Perth on Sunday. The move left legendary Ravichandran Ashwin frustrated, as he questioned head coach Gautam Gambhir's obsession with including more all-rounders solely to deepen the batting lineup.

Speaking on his YouTube show, Ashwin urged Gambhir to let go of his usual process of picking a combination and concentrate equally on the bow...