Amazing game with Karun Nair. (Photo- PTI)
Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill defended a player of Team India at the press conference a day before the fourth Test to be played in Manchester. Regarding this player, Gill had indicated that he could be a part of playing 11 in this important match. But when Gill announced his playing 11 during the toss, this player’s name was missing in it. This decision surprised the cricket fans, as Gill had expressed confidence in this player’s batting ability exactly a day ago.
Gill defended Nair
In fact, before the Manchester Test, Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill defended Karun Nair’s batting form in the press conference. But he was not selected in playing 11 for this match. In the press conference, Shubman Gill while talking on Karun Nair said, ‘We think he is batting well. He did not get a chance to bat on his favorite order in the initial match. There is no problem in his batting. Once you are able to reach 50 runs and get into the right rhythm, you can score a big score. It was clear from Gill’s statement that he was relying on Nair’s ability and was seen in the mood to give him a chance in the Manchester Test. At the same time, Sunil Gavaskar told Gill’s decision that the way Karun Nair was dismissed in Lord’s in the last innings, his technical problem was cleared. After which it is possible that this decision has been taken.
But Gill’s decision at the time of the toss shocked everyone. Karun Nair was not included in the playing 11. This decision also came into the limelight because Nair had performed brilliantly in the recent domestic season and his Test return was being seen as a big opportunity. Sai Sudarshan has got a chance to play in this match instead of Karun Nair. Those who debuted in the initial match and were then excluded.
Playing of both teams 11
India – Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
England – Jack Crolee, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brooke, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Lium Dawson, Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer.
