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India suffered a 3-1 defeat in the Border Gavaskar Trophy that concluded on 5 January. The last Test played in Sydney ended in just two and a half days and India had to face defeat by 6 wickets. After the end of Sydney Test, Team India is on the target of former Indian cricketers.
Former spinner Harbhajan Singh has raised questions on the team selection and requested the selectors that the players for the England tour in June should be selected on the basis of performance. He also questioned the playing of two spinner all-rounders in the last Test and also criticized Rohit and Virat not scoring runs.
Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube channel that the team for the England tour should not be selected on the basis of the height of the players. He advocated for players to play in domestic tournaments and county cricket. He said that the selectors should ensure that senior players play county cricket.
Questions raised on keeping two spinners in the last match Harbhajan also raised questions on keeping two spinner all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in the Sydney Test. He said that Jasprit Bumrah suffered a back injury before the second innings and could not play. In such a situation, the responsibility of defending the modest target of 162 runs was on the shoulders of Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
Prasidh was playing the first match in this series. There was no point in including two spinners in the playing eleven on the Sydney pitch. He didn’t even bowl? He was kept in the team to strengthen the batting order. Ravindra Jadeja bowled only three overs in the match while Washington Sundar bowled only one over at the end of the second innings. If there was a seamer in the team, the situation could have been different.
Rohit and Virat were also criticized for not scoring runs. Harbhajan criticized the runs scored by Rohit and Virat in the series. He said that both these players were out when the team needed them. He said that before the England tour, the team management should ensure that senior players play county cricket.
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