Big Name No Game

 Top Guns all down

The poor performance of the top of the order continued, with the opening batters again not able to perform. India in 3rd Test of Border Gavaskar Trophy, 2nd day tumbling once again raising questions on our batting line-up keeping in mind we are playing in our home ground.

Shubhman Gill couldn't justify his selection as a replacement for KL Rahul.

Rohit Sharma: If we remove the first match and the first innings century, then the performance is miserable. Also the way opening batters are performing, especially Rohit Sharma showcasing and giving information to other batters that the wicket is playing difficult, already making them more conscious unnecessarily.

Virat Kohli , difficult to say anything because if the replacement of KL Rahul is not performing, how can we expect there will be a replacement for Virat Kohli?

Also, shuffling Ravindra Jadeja every time can be the reason for his miserable performance.

Shreyas Iyer, it's high time he should understand that playing a few flamboyant shots and a small cameo will not help in the longer version of the game, as a test match is a game of consuming time and playing long innings automatically results in runs.

Others like Srikar Bharat, we understand coach and management are looking at him as a youngster and trying to nurture him. But only a few months remain for the One-Day International World Cup, and there is Ishan Kishan, carrying wonderful batting experience with him.

Finally, Cheteshwar Pujara is playing up to his merits, keeping hopes for India alive. And always expecting Axar and Ashvin to save at the end is against all ethics.

Overall, Rahul Dravid as a coach and the Selection Team totally failed. Alarm bells ringing, they should wake up and understand that too much shuffling and wrong selection will not let the coordination build in the team, affecting the team's performance. Also, Rohit Sharma needs a steady team playing under him to match his mindset and synchronise well.

Hope playing in our home ground Team India will not disappoint the fans.

Rohan D Pashine

Thursday 2nd March 2023