One other topsy-turvy batting efficiency from India’s stars within the third Take a look at towards New Zelanad left pundits scratching their heads. Be it Virat Kohli’s catastrophic run-out on Day 1 of the Mumbai Take a look at or Sarfaraz Khan’s batting place, there have been many debate-stirring incidents within the first innings. After India rode on Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant’s good efficiency on Saturday, a weird choice from skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir triggered an intense debate on social media. Sarfaraz got here out to bat on the No. 8 place for India, leaving some followers and former cricketers flabbergasted.
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar did not shrink back from asking powerful inquiries to India’s crew administration, after Sarfaraz was demoted within the batting order, at a venue the place he has Don Brandman-esque states.
“A man in type, has 3 fifties in his first 3 Checks, will get 150 within the Bangalore Take a look at, a great participant of spin, pushed again within the order to maintain left & proper mixture?? Is senseless. Sarfaraz now strolling in at no 8! Poor name by India,” Manjrekar posted on X.
A man in type, has 3 fifties in his first 3 Checks, will get 150 within the Bangalore Take a look at, a great participant of spin, pushed again within the order to maintain left & proper mixture?? Is senseless. Sarfraz now strolling in at no 8! Poor name by India.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 2, 2024
Sarfaraz did not final for lengthy after popping out to bat on the No. 8 spot, and was dismissed for a 4-ball duck by Ajaz Patel.
In his final 6 innings on the Wankhede Stadium, Sarfaraz Khan has hit a whopping 601 runs in First Class cricket at a median of 150.25. His final 6 scores on the venue have been: 177, 6, 301*, 44, 21 & 52*.
Seeing the likes of Mohammed Siraj (nightwatchman) and Ravindra Jadeja bat forward of Sarfaraz on the venue, therefore, left many followers and cricket specialists baffled. The likes of Siraj and Jadeja have been dismissed for 0 and 14 respectively.
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