Former Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar is worried about Rohit and Gambhir’s decision to pick Washington Sundar instead of Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test in Pune.

After losing the first Test in Bengaluru, India made three changes to their lineup, bringing in Shubman Gill, Akash Deep and Sundar in place of KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav. Gavaskar expressed that he believes India’s choice to include Sundar instead of Kuldeep shows a lack of confidence in their batting.

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“Washington Sundar’s selection tells me that the Indian team was worried about his batting. He is in not only because of his poor rotation but because he can get more runs in the lower order. Yes, I think there has been a lot of talk about the number of left-handers in the New Zealand batting line-up, but if I had to do that, I would have gone with another guy like Kuldeep Yadav, who can turn the ball away. of the leftists. He is also very skilled with the bat. Obviously, he doesn’t score as much as Sundar,” Gavaskar said in the Day 1 commentary.

Sundar, who just scored a century in the Ranji Trophy for Tamil Nadu, is back in the Indian Test team after three years. His last test was against England in Ahmedabad, 2021, in which he played a wonderful innings of 96*.

India’s problems with the bat were evident in the first innings of the first Test, when India were bowled out for just 46 runs. This was probably what they had in mind when they selected today’s team.

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India made three changes to their XI for the second Test

Shubman Gill has returned to the team after missing the first Test due to neck stiffness. He replaced KL Rahul, whose position in the lineup was under scrutiny after Sarfaraz Khan’s impressive performance where he scored 150 runs in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test.

Rahul was selected ahead of Sarfaraz for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh last month. He was unable to make a significant contribution in that series and became a topic of conversation for being left out of the playing eleven.

Another notable change is Washington Sundar in place of Kuldeep yadav as the addition of Sundar brings great batting depth in support of his spin bowling.

Furthermore, Akash Deep has been named in place of Siraj, due to the pure rhythm he carries. Although this wicket will not be useful for the fast bowler, his raw pace could be valuable for the team.

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