IND vs BAN: Sunil Gavaskar Virat Kohli – While left-right combinations are frequently used in white-ball cricket, in Test cricket, it is rare. More so ever, when your best batter is being held back. India’s decision to send Axar Patel ahead of Virat Kohli on day three of the second Test against Bangladesh left Sunil Gavaskar shocked. He slammed KL Rahul for this decision when more than 15 overs were left on day three. Kohli eventually walked in after the wicket of Shubman Gill but could not get going as he was dismissed for 1 run. Gavaskar said it was a poor call by management and did not send a good message. Follow IND vs BAN Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
“It didn’t send a good message to Kohli. He is the best batsman in the world. Unless Kohli himself asked for it, then it’s a different matter. We don’t know what happened in the changing room. But it’s hard to understand. Axar has played well, of course,” he told Sony Sports at the end of Day 3.
IND vs BAN: Sunil Gavaskar furious over KL Rahul’s decision to send Axar Patel ahead of Virat Kohli, says It is hard to understand the logic behind it
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Kohli was left fuming at himself when he got out for a low score. In the two Tests, the right-hand batter’s score read 1, 19, 24, & 1. The legendary batter’s average has also dropped below 49. Gavaskar and Saba Karim feel if left-right logic was behind sending Kohli, then Rishabh Pant should walk ahead of Shreyas Iyer on day four.
“Irrespective of left-hander or not, let Rishabh Pant come into bat next tomorrow,” Gavaskar said. His point was that even if Axar Patel was still there, it should be Pant who should join him at the crease. Let this left-hand and right-hand experiment stop,” Gavaskar further said.
“He (Kohli) is the world’s best player. 15 overs were left. Saba Karim said it could have been because of the left-right combination, which is an obvious thought, but then I feel – did Rishabh Pant take a sleeping pill? I will also say that it is easy for us to say this from here; we don’t know if someone was not feeling well,” Jadeja said.
IND vs BAN: India require 100 runs to win the second Test and seal whitewash over Bangladesh – Heading into day four, India require 100 days to win the second Test and seal whitewash. The visitors are four wickets down, India pacer Siraj feels with Iyer and Pant still left the target of 100 could be easily chased down.
IND vs BAN: Sunil Gavaskar furious over KL Rahul’s decision to send Axar Patel ahead of Virat Kohli, says It is hard to understand the logic behind it
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