Sourav Ganguly Slams Gautam Gambhir: After India’s crushing defeat in the Kolkata Test match, former BCCI President and former captain Sourav Ganguly targeted Gautam Gambhir and also told which player should be brought in the team.
India vs South Africa Kolkata Test: In the first Test match between India and South Africa held at Eden Garden, Kolkata, the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat. Chasing the target of 124 runs, the Indian team was out for only 93 runs and lost by 30 runs. After this defeat of the team, former captain of the Indian team and president of Cricket Association of Bengal, Sourav Ganguly advised the head coach and told him what mistakes he was making in the playing 11.
This cricketer should return to playing 11
Sourav Ganguly gave advice to Gautam Gambhir and said that if team india If Mohammed Shami has to give an excellent performance, then along with Bumrah, Mohammed Shami should also be in the playing 11. He said that we have to trust Bumrah, Siraj and Shami, adding that Shami deserves a place in this Test team. Let us tell you that Mohammed Shami has been out of the Indian team for some time. However, he is continuously active in domestic cricket. He has taken 239 wickets in his name in 64 test matches. The last time he played the World Test Championship final against Australia in 2023, since then he has not got a place in the playing eleven.
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Indian team failing in front of South Africa
Talking about the first Test match between India and South Africa, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 159 runs in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets, while Mohammed Siraj took 2 wickets, Axar Patel took 1 and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets. In the first innings, the Indian team was able to score 189 runs, out of which none of the batsmen could score a half-century. In the second innings, South Africa scored 153, in reply the Indian team collapsed for 93 runs and lost the match by 30 runs. The match between India and South Africa will be held from 22 to 26 November at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.