Sunil Gavaskar ne India ko Boxing Day ke liye ek bold change ke liye warn kiya hai. Unhone kaha, “Yeh nahi kar sakte…”
Jaise hi Border-Gavaskar Trophy ka series 1-1 ke tie par pahuchta hai, Team India ko Boxing Day Test ke liye kaafi selection dilemmas ka samna karna padega Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) par. Gabba Test ke baad, jo ek mushkil draw par khatam hua, kaafi badlavon ki baatein chal rahi hain, aur legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar ne bhi Indian team management ke decisions par apni rai di hai.
Sabse bada badlav Ravichandran Ashwin ke retirement ka tha, jo India ke sabse bade all-rounders mein se ek hain. Ashwin ke bina, squad mein ek bada vacuum aa gaya hai, unki tactical knowledge aur spinner ke roop mein unki unmatched skill ko dekhte hue.
Rookie off-spinner Tanush Kotian ko Ashwin ke replacement ke roop mein chuna gaya hai, jo India ke spin department ke liye nayi shuruat hai.
Indian lineup ke baare mein kai speculations chal rahi hain, lekin sabse bada debate Nitish Kumar Reddy ke XI mein jagah ko lekar hai. Kuch log keh rahe hain ki Washington Sundar ko Reddy ki jagah dena chahiye, taaki India ko ek aur spinning option mile, lekin Gavaskar iska virodh karte hain. Unhone kaha, “Woh Nitish Kumar Reddy ko nahi drop kar sakte.
Woh fourth seamer hai. Main nahi dekh raha ki India sirf do pacers aur Nitish ke saath khelega. Mere liye, Melbourne mein yeh XI hi khel rahi hai,” Gavaskar ne Star Sports ko bataya.
Reddy, jo lower order mein reliable batter hain, ball ke saath series mein impact nahi daal paaye hain, lekin Gavaskar ka maanna hai ki unka crucial breakthroughs dene ki ability aur batting contribution unko team ke balance ke liye zaroori banaata hai. Indian think tank top batting order mein bhi reshuffle par soch raha hai, aur reports ke mutabik, Rohit Sharma apne preferred opener role mein waapas aa sakte hain.
Agar Rohit opener hote hain, toh K.L. Rahul ko No.3 par rakha jaa sakta hai, jo struggling Shubman Gill ki jagah lenge. Gill, jo iss series mein apna best nahi de paaye hain, unhe No. 4 par bheja jaa sakta hai ya phir Dhurv Jurel se replace kiya jaa sakta hai.
India ki pace bowling lineup bhi debate ka topic bana hua hai. Akash Deep, jinhone Gabba mein apni batting se team ko follow-on se bachaya, unka spot retain karna kaafi possible hai. Gavaskar ne Harshit Rana ko Akash Deep ki jagah lene ke idea ko dismiss kar diya, kehna tha, “Unlikely hai ki Harshit Akash Deep ko replace kare. Aise player ko kyun drop karein jo aapki team ko follow-on se bachaye?”
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