Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar controversy..!?

The moment when former opener gautam gambhir took charge as Team India's head coach was the same. The ODI series defeat at the hands of sri lanka after 27 years. The first Test series defeat at home against New Zealand. Then the loss in the Test series against australia and the distance from the World Test championship (WTC). The failure of senior captain rohit sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli.

 Team india has already reached dubai for the prestigious tournament. It will play bangladesh in the first match on the 20th of this month. It will face arch-rivals pakistan on the 23rd. However, the problem that has been plaguing the team for years is the middle order. Shreyas Iyer, who unexpectedly got a chance in the middle order in the recent ODI series with England, has been consistently performing. But, there was a heated discussion between bcci Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Gambhir regarding Iyer. Gambhir's idea is a right-left combination. That is.. if a right-handed batsman is out, then the right-handed batsman.. if a left-handed batsman is out, then the left-handed batsman. Also, Gambhir's intention is that there will be no fixed positions in the batting lineup and that he should play according to the situation without changing them. Shreyas Iyer, who got a chance to replace star batsman Virat Kohli, who was injured in the first ODI against England, has played brilliantly and now he is in a situation where he cannot be denied. His place in the middle order has been consolidated.
 However, along with him, left-arm spin all-rounder Axar patel is being promoted. Axar is being played at number 5 and KL rahul at number six. Although this has been good for the team, Rahul's performance has declined. In the last ODI, rahul was again played at number 5. It seems that Axar will be sent as number 5 in the Champions Trophy. Wicketkeeper-batsman rishabh pant is the first-choice wicketkeeper. The selection committee led by Agarkar also mentioned Pant's name for this position. Gambhir, however, handed over the keeping to rahul in the ODI series against England. There was a heated discussion between Gambhir and Agarkar on this. Gambhir says that rahul is the number one wicketkeeper. It is difficult to enter the ring with two keepers in the same match. This means that whatever the intention of the bcci selection committee, it is clear that Gambhir is supporting rahul as a specialist keeper.
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Sowmiya Sriram

17/02/2025 12:32 PM