India vs England ODI: After losing the ODI series against England, former cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth raised questions on the strategy of head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management.
Krishnamacharya Srikkanth Slams Gautam Gambhir: After the defeat in the three-match ODI series against England, Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management have come under the scanner. In the third ODI played at Lord’s, despite Rohit Sharma’s brilliant century and Virat Kohli-Shubman Gill’s half-centuries, Team India could not win. After this defeat, former Indian cricketer and part of the 1983 World Cup winning team, Krishnamachari Srikkanth gave a strong reaction to the decisions of the team management.
Questions raised on KL Rahul’s batting order
Srikanth first raised questions on KL Rahul’s batting order. He said that while chasing a big target like 388 runs, it was incomprehensible to send Rahul at number six. He said that KL Rahul has won matches for India many times in difficult circumstances. It was not in the interest of the team to send such an experienced batsman lower down the order. Srikanth believes that if Rahul had come to bat at number four, he could have made a long partnership with Virat Kohli and the outcome of the match could have been different.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson were also mentioned
Srikanth took charge of team management and head coach. Gautam Gambhir Questioning the strategy of KL Rahul, he said that earlier Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Suryavanshi were not used properly and now the same mistake is being repeated with KL Rahul also. He said that frequently changing the batting order affects the confidence of the players. When Rahul came to bat, India had to score runs very quickly to win. In such a situation, it is not easy for any batsman to win the match.
Example given of 2023 ODI World Cup
Giving the example of the 2023 ODI World Cup, Srikkanth said that in that tournament, KL Rahul was one of India’s most reliable batsmen while batting at number five. He played many important innings and played an important role in the team’s victory. He said that it is the responsibility of the team management to use experienced players in the right role at the right time. If the batting order is changed continuously, it will have a direct impact on the performance of the players.
What happened in Lord’s ODI?
In the third ODI played at Lord’s, England batted first and scored a huge score of 387 runs. India had a great start in reply. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century, while Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli scored half-centuries. However, failed to build big partnerships in the middle order. When KL Rahul came to bat, the team needed to score runs at a very high run rate. Rahul scored 12 runs in just 8 balls, but by then the match was far out of India’s reach. Ultimately India had to face defeat by 27 runs.
Search questions regarding Gautam Gambhir
1. What did Srikanth accuse Gautam Gambhir?
He said that the team management is not using the experienced players properly and is constantly changing the batting order.
2. What did Srikanth say about KL Rahul?
He believes that Rahul should have batted at number four and not at number six.
3. Which players did Srikanth give example of?
Apart from KL Rahul, he also mentioned Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Suryavanshi and said that they were not utilized properly.