India, Jan. 16 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin did not hold back as he launched a tirade following the exclusion of the speedster Arshdeep Singh from the playing XI for the first two ODIs against New Zealand in Vadodara and Rajkot. The left-arm pacer is part of the squad for the three-match series; however, he has yet to play. Ashwin, 39, who has always been vocal against Arshdeep's constant ouster from the lineup, said that the think-tank needs to understand what they are doing to the morale of the speedster.

Arshdeep, 26, who is the leading wicket-taker for India in T20Is, has scalped 22 wickets in the 14 ODIs he has played. In the opening two matches against the Kiwis, the team management opted to go with three frontline p...