The non-inclusion of KL Rahul for the 2nd Test vs Australia has earned the disapproval of several former Indian cricketers, while some have said that the strategy of entering with five bowlers for the match is “strange” at MCG, the place of the Test.
“I don’t understand why KL Rahul is eliminated for the boxing test! #BoxingDayTest, ”tweeted former starter Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
I do not understand why @ klrahul11 drops for the boxing test! #BoxingDayTest
– Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) December 25, 2020
“New Kindle Life opportunities,” wrote Wasim Jaffer, another former opener from India. True to his recent style of encoding his messages, Jaffer’s message can be abbreviated as “No KL”.
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Fromer’s Indian fast bowler Dodda Ganesh said it is strange that India is going to the MCG match with five bowlers instead of strengthening their batting order.
The team suffered great embarrassment due to the batting failure. And instead of strengthening batting for the Boxing Day test, the expert group has opted for 5 bowlers with 2 spinners. Strange tactics, considering the conditions at the CGM #DoddaMathu #AUSvIND
– ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ | Dodda Ganesh (@doddaganesha) December 25, 2020
Gautam Gambhir had previously said that India’s strategy of rotating its goalkeepers is not doing them justice either.
“This team seems so restless because nobody is insured. Professional sports are all about safety. It has been unfair to Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha for a long period of time when they have chosen and chosen players in conditions. You don’t do that with doormen. You do that with bowlers, ”he said.
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India XI for the second test: Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj.
India is trailing 1-0 in the four-game series after an eight-wicket loss in the pink ball event.
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