Team India’s decision to send out Shardul Thakur to bat at No. 7 ahead of the in-form Washington Sundar has stunned cricket experts during the ongoing fourth Test against England in Manchester. Commentators and former Indian cricketers Ravi Shastri and Dinesh Karthik expressed their views on the move, while Ricky Ponting tried to understand the logic behind it.
On Day One, after India lost Sai Sudharsan’s wicket, coach Gautam Gambhir and the team decided to send Shardul in instead of Sundar with an hour left in the day’s play. The decision left the commentary panel surprised.
Expressing his concern, Ponting said he didn’t see the sense in sending out Shardul to face the new ball with 40 minutes still left in the day, especially when Sundar had a better Test batting record.
“I’m just trying to work out the logic from India here as to why they’ve sent Shardul in ahead of Washington Sundar. Just…
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