Following the batting collapse during the Boxing Day Test and the loss, the Indian team is facing the heat on social space. With seven wickets in hand and a session to go, some sensible batting and the scoreline would have read 1-1, but that was not to be. Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has blamed coach Gautam Gambhir for the loss. As per Ali, Gambhir should have sent Reddy up the order, looking to cash-in on his form. Ali reckoned had Gambhir made that move then at least one would have felt something was done. 

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‘Shabash hai Gautam Gambhir saab ko’

“Shabash hai Gautam Gambhir saab ko. One-day mei to bada left-right combination kar rahe the. Aaj bhejna tha No. 6 pe Nitish (Reddy) ko. Chahe woh jaldi out ho jata, pata toh chalta kuchh kiya aapne, (congratulations to Gambhir; he keeps advocating for left-right combination in one-day cricket, showed the coach tried something),” said Basit.

“Pata nahi kaun batting coach hai jisko yeh nahi pata ki kis owler ko kis tarah khela jata hai (I dont know who is the batTng coach who can’t advise on how to survive and how to play a particular bowler),” he continued.

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WHAT LIES AHEAD?

India are currently on the losing end of the Border Gavaskar Trophy with their latest defeat in Melbourne. India are currently losing 2-1 with the chance of making the WTC final slowly slipping away. They would be desperate to bounce back and win at Sydney. By doing that, they will ensure the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy stays with India. It will not be easy as Indian players would be down on confidence. It will be interesting to see if the Indian side make changes to their XI or stick to the same XI.