Nasir Hussain questioned the captaincy of Shubman Gill. (Photo-PTI/Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
India scored five centuries in the first Test match against England. Despite this, Team India had to face a crushing defeat by five wickets. Team India has lagged behind 1-0 in the five-Test series. In such a situation, questions have started to arise on the leadership ability of the new captain Shubman Gill. Former England captain Nasir Hussain questioned Gill’s captaincy and admitted that there is no Aura like Virat Kohli. He has demanded an all -rounder like Hardik Pandya in Team India, which has shocked people.
What did Nasir Hussain say?
Former England captain Nasir Hussain has targeted Shubman Gill after the Leeds Test match. Talking on Sky Sports Cricket, he said, “Gill should have been careful during the first Test match, as he took command of the team after veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. I felt that Gill did not have the same ora on the field, as of these two players.
He further said that I looked down from the commentary position, there it seemed that there were many captains, it was being captained by the committee in a way. Gill’s role was not visible. Apart from this, Nasir Hussain has questioned Gill even if he did not talk to Ravindra Jadeja during bowling.
Why not talk to Jadeja?
The former England captain said that on the fifth day of the match, there was a slight rough at many places on the pitch. Ravindra Jadeja should have bowled there. Hussain said that Ravi Shastri and Mark Boucher were present with us in the commentary box. We were showing where the ball was pitching. Not a single ball of Ravindra Jadeja was pitching near Rough.
Nasir Hussain told that during this time Ravi Shastri was saying, a little slow, a little wide, bowl in the rough. I was surprised that any senior player or captain did not go to Jadeja and said that a little wide bowling. Ravi Shastri was right that Team India lost the match due to two things. Apart from this, Nasir Hussain has talked about including a player like Hardik Pandya in the Indian Test team.
Player like Hardik Pandya needs
After the match, Nasir Hussain said that Team India needs a player like Hardik Pandya, who bowls fast and scored runs. Team management has taken Nitish Kumar Reddy with her, but in the first Test match, Shardul Thakur was relied on. The team did not benefit from this. The team is in dire need of a fast bowling all -rounder. Nitish Reddy performed brilliantly in Australia and also scored a century. He should have been given a chance in this match.
