Shastri, who has coached India through some of their most successful years, said that he has been trying to understand what the team management was thinking. The former Indian head coach also called some of the team management’s calls illogical.
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The decision backfired badly as India lost the first Test by 30 runs. Going into the ongoing second and final test, Shubman Gill’s injury opened the door for Sudharsan, who returned to his number-three spot. But the team still stuck to the all-rounder-heavy plan, with Nitish Kumar Reddy coming in for Axar Patel in the lower order.
Ravi Shastri slams Gautam Gambhir’s selection calls as India set to face another whitewash at home
The 1983 World Cup winner believes that India has made things unnecessarily complicated. Instead of backing specialists and giving clarity to the batting order, too many all-rounders have been shuffled around without a clear role, and the result is miserable even at home.
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Still trying to fathom the thought process: Ravi Shastri
Ideally, you could have gone with another specialist batsman. Similarly, here, Washington batted at three in the last Test and could have easily batted at four here, now that you had a number three. He’s not a number eight; he’s far better than a number eight.”
Notably, India was already whitewashed by New Zealand at home last year, and another drubbing could cost Gambhir his position, as the hosts are heading towards another embarrassing series loss. South Africa is on the verge of a historic clean sweep in India.
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