Australia clinched the three-game One-day International (ODI) series against India with a game to spare after winning by 51 runs in the second ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday. Australia had dominated the visitors in the opening ODI and did so again on Sunday to wrap up the series without much fuss. Indian bowling in both games so far has come under fire, with Australia scoring more than 370 runs both times. Virat Kohli’s captaincy has also come under scrutiny, with former India starter Gautam Gambhir questioning some of the bowling changes made by the Indian skipper. Fans were also unimpressed and took to Twitter and expressed frustration at India’s “weird” tactics with Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri.
“I can’t understand the captaincy to be honest. We kept talking about how important it was to take the wickets up front, if you have to stop this kind of batting lineup and then do your best two-overs bowling,” Gautam Gambhir said in a video posted on ESPNCricinfo.
“Normally, in a one-day game, there are probably three spells and you finish 10 overs – 4.3.3 – or probably the maximum is four overs. But if you stop your main fast caster by simply casting two overs Head-on with the new ball, I can’t understand that type of captaincy and I can’t even explain that captaincy, “he added.
“It’s not T20 cricket. T20 cricket is different and sometimes even in T20 cricket, people end up throwing three overs up front. I can’t understand the reason to be honest, that was a bad captaincy,” Gambhir said.
Some angry fans criticized the events in Indian cricket, training their weapons on the Kohli-Shastri combination. Many others tweeted that Rohit Sharma should become the captain of the Indian team.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll repeat it: India is not going to win any ICC tournaments with the Kohli-Shastri duo leading the way. The culture of the team has had a great impact and it is quite evident. Spinning together doesn’t create a winning atmosphere. It takes much more than that.
– Aman Sinha (@ amansinha07) November 29, 2020
First we have to kick Ravi Shastri out of the team … With the Kohli Shastri combination we are not going to win any major trophies …
– GEETHESH (@ gmech54) November 29, 2020
If India needs to rebrand cricket, eliminate shastri and bring in a sensible / foreign coach.
Enough of Kohli with Shastri#AUSvsIND
– 4SL4M (@daddyhundred) November 29, 2020
Chota muh badi baat: Virat Kohli should leave the captaincy and focus on his hitting like Sachin Tendulkar did.
– Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) November 30, 2020
It is time to end the era of Ravi Shastri as coach and Virat as captain. The new captain should be Rohit Sharma and the new coach should be MS Dhoni. #Captaincy pic.twitter.com/dAQihSzMs5
– Jatin (@jatinmsd) November 29, 2020
Bumrah bumrah
under Kohli under Rohit
captaincy captaincy pic.twitter.com/Sxd8LpWue1– Aman (@ No humor) November 29, 2020
Virat Kohli has been struggling with his captaincy. Your planning and strategies are not working well. It doesn’t get the team motivated enough.#AUSvIND #INDvAUS #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/h51dcnJsk2
– fenilkothari (@CAcurrentasset) November 29, 2020
The India tour in Australia has gotten off to a nightmare start, with visitors completely outclassed in both ODIs so far. Australia’s batting has marked their authority, and Indian bowlers seem lacking in ideas most of the time.
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The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal have all opted for careers, while Navdeep Saini’s first outing to Australia has been tumultuous so far.
India now face Australia in the third and final ODI in Canberra, ahead of the three-game T20I and a four-test series.
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