Are there different rules in Team India, for different players? Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has slammed the Indian management for risking Washington Sundar, during the first IND vs NZ ODI in Vadodara on Sunday. While chasing 301, India were in a spot of bother, and needed a solid batter along with KL Rahul, to finish the job.
Washington Sundar bats despite injury
Washi, despite being injured, was sent to bat. Kaif drew a parallel with when Shubman Gill had gotten injured during the 1st IND vs SA Test in Kolkata, and could not bat any further. “You will remember when Shubman Gill was injured, he did not come out to bat in that Test match, the Kolkata Test. It was not a high-scoring game and people thought that even 20 or 30 runs from him could help India win, but he still did not bat.
“That was done to give full protection to the player so the injury would not aggravate. But the same approach was not applied with Sundar. That is why I feel it was a wrong call. KL Rahul’s running between the wickets was affected. Even though India won the match, I feel there were higher chances of aggravating the injury in yesterday’s game,” Kaif said on his YouTube channel.
Kaif questions logic during IND vs NZ ODI
This could be detrimental in deciding, if he could recover in time for the upcoming T20I series vs the Kiwis, and subsequently the T20 World Cup. “If he is injured and you need runs at a run-a-ball, you should first try someone else. When a player is injured and you send him in under pressure, the injury can worsen.
“He couldn’t run doubles even though the ball was going to deep point or square leg, and he was only managing singles. Although the required run rate was around a run-a-ball and the match was under control, I felt that sending an injured player was risky. What might have been a one-week or ten-day injury could stretch to 20, 25, or even 30 days,” Kaif added.
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