IND vs Eng Karun Nair became the 5th batsman of Team India who batted in the last 7 matches at number 3

Rajiv’s report from Birmingham. If you remove the spine from the human body, then it will be difficult to stand upright, then your answer will not be there, in the same way, the number 3 position which is a backbone of batting, if there is a continuous change, then it will be as difficult to get the batting as it will be as difficult as the body remains straight. The rest of the teams are understanding this thing except Team India.

Cheteshwar Pujara performed brilliantly in the Test for the Indian team for almost a decade and in 2023, when she went away from the team, the Indian team could not break the management. After Pujara, he was replaced by Shubman Gill, but he could not do anything special at number three. On this number, the Indian team has tried 5 players in the last seven matches. But all the players are flopping. At the same time, in the second match of the Indo-England Test series on Wednesday, the Indian team gave Karun Nair a chance to play at number three and he too failed.

When will you get a break of three?

The number 3 position in Test format in Team India remains the base of the experiment these days. Team management has given a chance to five players at the number 3 position in the last 7 matches, but all the players have flopped. Team India has not received any permanent player after Pujara at number three so far. It started with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia last year. Where the Indian team gave Devdutt Paddal a chance in the first Test. Paddikal was able to score just 25 runs. After this, Gill came to play at number three in the second, third and fifth matches. Gill was able to score only 93 runs in all three matches. In the fourth match of the series against Australia, KL Rahul was given a chance to play at number three. Rahul was able to score 24 runs in the first innings. At the same time, he could not even open an account in the second innings. At the same time, in the first Test against England, Team India’s Sai Sudarshan was given a chance. They also flopped absolutely. Now Team India has given Nair a chance to play at number three in the second Test, Karun Nair has also not been able to do well on number-3 because he has been dismissed for 31 runs in the first innings of Birmingham Test. The team’s number 3 slot has become unstable due to such a change in such a hurry.

Pujara’s record at number three

For India, Pujara is the second highest run -scorer playing at number three in Test cricket. Pujara has played 155 innings for India at number three. During this, he scored 6529 runs at an average of around 45. Pujara has scored 32 half -centuries and 18 centuries while playing at number three. Prior to Pujara, Rahul Dravid played on the number number year Tim and remained the backbone of the team’s batting.