Some other sadness with the Indian bat. Rohit Sharma’s staff didn’t get a large lead in spite of bowling out New Zealand for 235 runs. It ended on 263 runs. Handiest two have scored fifties: Shubman Gill (90) and Rishabh Pant (60).
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar blames the batting place at the back of the disgruntlement of the batters. Batter Sarfraz Khan used to be dropped to 8 on this fit.
Within the Wankhede of Mumbai, who’s the fear of the opponent’s bowlers, the verdict of the Indian staff control about Sarfraz on that box! However Sarfaraz scored 601 runs in this pitch within the closing 6 top quality suits of his profession. Reasonable 150. 25.
Manjrekar can’t settle for the verdict to play a full-time batsman in the sort of place. He strongly protested the arrest of Sarfraz.
Now not simplest Manjrekar, Indian cricket enthusiasts and a number of other former stars additionally criticized Rohit’s determination on social media.
Sarfraz scored 3 fifties within the first 3 Checks of his Take a look at profession. Within the first two fifties, the placement of this right-handed batsman used to be quantity 6. He batted at quantity 5 within the closing fifty. Sarfraz performed an ideal innings of 150 runs within the first Take a look at of the continuing collection towards New Zealand through batting one step above him (at quantity 4).
Sarfraz, whose batting runs on the most sensible, is brought to quantity 8; Ravindra Jadeja after!
An angry Manjrekar wrote in a publish on X, ‘An in-form cricketer, with 3 half-centuries in first 3 Checks, 150 in Bengaluru Take a look at, a just right spin bowler, is demoted to have left-hand and right-hand (batter) coordination? There is not any which means. Sarfaraz is now enjoying at 8. Very dangerous determination of India.’
Even Sarfaraz’s bat didn’t smile that day. He failed utterly. The precise-handed batsman used to be brushed aside through Ajaz Patel for 0 runs off 4 balls.
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