By Admin 
Is the number-1 crown going to be snatched away from Team India in ODI also? Something similar was seen in the second ODI in Cardiff, where at one time the projected score of Team India was shown as 330 runs, but only 233 runs were scored. KL Rahul was not in the playing eleven, who is currently ill. But as soon as he was out, coach Gautam Gambhir turned Team India into a laboratory.
Except for the top three batsmen, no one had any idea who would come to bat at which position. The Indian team lost 7 wickets in the last 55 runs. Team India’s entire batting collapsed after the wicket of Virat Kohli fell at the score of 178.
No trust in Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer has been batting at number-4 in ODIs since 2023. Iyer is an in-form batsman and has been making waves at number 4. The World Cup is just a year away, Iyer’s number-4 should have been confirmed by now. Still, sending Ishan Kishan to number-4 is not a good sign.
Kishan got a place in the playing eleven in place of KL Rahul, who bats at fifth position. Kishan was seen struggling to hit shots right from the beginning of his innings, as a result he was out after scoring only one run. It was good that Iyer played a half-century inning of 66 runs.
There was no need for left-right combination
Another big blunder made by Gambhir was that when Rohit Sharma was out, Shreyas should have been sent. Rohit was out after playing a wrong shot, but was trying to play bravely. There was no need for left-right combination. Iyer and Virat proved this by making a partnership of 67 runs.
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Management’s craze for Sundar
Especially the management’s obsession with Washington Sundar is not hidden from anyone. KL Rahul’s number-5 is considered confirmed in ODI, but in the first ODI, Sundar was sent above him. A batsman like Shivam Dubey does not deserve number-8, he could have been sent to number-6 in the second ODI, but the insistence of forcefully sending Sundar up can be clearly seen. Sundar was out after scoring only 2 runs.
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