What happened in Kolkata? (PC-PTI)
India vs South Africa 2nd Test: Team India, which suffered a crushing defeat in the Kolkata Test, now wants to return to Guwahati at any cost. Team India cannot win the series now but defeat in Guwahati would mean a clean sweep once again. In such a situation, to avoid this defeat, the Indian team practiced extensively in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. However, this practice was such that it could even injure the players. Let us tell you that on Tuesday in Kolkata, two Indian players Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudarshan were seen practicing batting wearing the same pad. Both the batsmen batted against the spinners wearing the same pads, due to which they could have got injured.
Players could get hurt
in eden gardens team india Practiced for 3 hours in which the batsmen were seen playing against the spinners. The surprising thing is that left-handed batsman Sai Sudarshan was not wearing the pad of his right foot and he was facing the spinners. If he did not wear the pad of his front foot in front of the turning balls, he could have been hit by the ball and could have got injured. Jurel also did something similar. This player was also not wearing the pad of his right foot and was continuously practicing reverse sweep. These players of Team India did this because they wanted to avoid getting hit by the ball on their feet. He wanted to correct his footwork but there was too much risk in it. However, this is not the first time that players have done such practice.
Gambhir’s eyes on Sai Sudarshan
The big thing is that head coach Gautam Gambhir was keeping a close eye on Sai Sudarshan. It is also difficult for Shubman Gill to play in the second test, he is suffering from a neck injury, so Sudarshan can take his place. But the matter of concern is that Sai Sudarshan was seen struggling a lot against the fast bowlers. Akash Deep cheated Sai Sudarshan several times and the net bowlers also troubled this batsman. Gambhir and batting coach Kotak talked several times during their break. The surprising thing is that only 6 players came in the optional practice session, including Ravindra Jadeja, who batted till the longest.