New Delhi. India lost the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia due to the poor performance of its batsmen. To draw this match, India had to bat the entire last session and had 7 batsmen left but their irresponsible shots put the team in trouble. The Indian team also made many changes in the playing 11. After this defeat, former Pakistan player Basit Ali has targeted Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir.
After the defeat of the Indian team, former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali targeted the strategies of Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. He said, ‘Well done to Gautam Gambhir Saheb. If we talk about left-right combination in ODI, today Nitish Reddy should have been sent at number 6. Even if he got out early, it would still be visible that the coach tried something new. He further said, ‘I don’t know who the batting coach is, but he is having difficulty in explaining how to play which bowler.’
After this, Basit Ali also spoke on Pant’s bad shot. He said, ‘Pant did a stupid thing. Went to hit a six and what happened? The country and the team suffered a loss. That shot changed the entire match. God has given the brain, it should be used. Pant was out after scoring 30 runs while hitting a six off Travis Head. At that time India needed a long partnership.
The Indian team changed the batting order in the match. Rohit Sharma returned to open. KL Rahul was sent to number 3 and Shubman Gill was dropped. However, even these changes were of no benefit. Yashasvi Jaiswal performed brilliantly by scoring half-centuries in both the innings, but other batsmen did not live up to the expectations.
Tags: Border Gavaskar Trophy
FIRST PUBLISHED: December 31, 2024, 19:35 IST