India’s Test side has been struggling for stability ever since Gautam Gambhir took charge in mid-2024. While the former Indian opener’s aggressive approach has brought big results in white-ball cricket, they continued to struggle in Tests and are now on the verge of losing their second home series.
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Anil Kumble said on JioHotstar, “The other aspect also, you know, I want to bring up this point about India's batting. Over the last three or four years, you've seen four batters in the top five either retire or not be picked. You know, if it is, you know, Virat Kohli is retired, and so are Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara, and then you have, of course... Rahane. So, four out of five, plus Shubman Gill is not in this lineup. Yes, India did miss Shubman, the captain, but also, more importantly, missed him as a batter.”
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India tried Karun Nair, then Sai Sudharsan, and even gave Washington Sundar a chance in the first test against South Africa. But no one has been able to settle in. In Guwahati, Sundar was pushed down to No. 8 again, and he played a brave knock of 48.
Kumble, watching the collapse unfold in Guwahati, highlighted how much the batting order has changed in recent years, especially under Gautam Gambhir's stint, and how the top five have been constantly reshuffled.
Too many changes are unsettling for the players: Anil Kumble slams Gautam Gambhir
He felt Sundar belonged lower down the order, where his ability to fight under pressure can make a bigger impact, and that’s exactly what he showed in the first innings in the ongoing final Test.
Kumble signed off by saying, “Yes, they will come good; they will be off days. It's just a matter of supporting them for a period of six, seven, or eight Test matches. But if you look back at the last, what, 10-12 Test matches, the batting orders at the top have been up and down.
There've been a lot of changes there, so that's, I'm sure, a bit unsettling for the players too. So, looking at all of that and the effort here, you know, you feel disappointed. You expected the effort to be better. Yeah, valid points that, uh, in terms of just the batting order, shuffling around a bit, uh, could be quite disturbing for some of these batters.”
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