Murali Karthik, another former Indian spinner, has now questioned why Prasidh Krishna was left out of the Manchester Test playing XI. Anshul Kamboj, who was brought in as an injury cover for Arshdeep Singh, was picked ahead of Krishna, who was good enough to play the first two Test matches, but the cricketer-turned-commentator couldn’t comprehend how he had suddenly fallen so far down the rankings.
During the current fourth Test in Old Trafford, Manchester, the Indian team management, which is led by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, has been under fire for some of the selection decisions. Gambhir and company were recently attacked by Ravichandran Ashwin for benching Karun Nair.
Murali Karthik also brought up the fact that India sent Harshit Rana home without utilising him and did not call him up for the fourth Test, despite having him in the team as an injury cover in the first Test.
Karun Nair was replaced by Sudharsan. Anshul Kamboj made his debut while Akash Deep was not playing. Shardul Thakur’s comeback is also intriguing since, as we can see, Prasidh Krishna was still fit to play two Test matches before abruptly losing his spot in the starting lineup. Harshit Rana, who was in the squad, was not given the opportunity to play, and Anshul Kamboj was not in the team but was called up from outside. Therefore, it’s hard to understand the message this conveys,” Murali Karthik stated in a Cricbuzz Chatter interview.
Despite playing in the first two Test matches, Krishna was a very average player, taking six wickets at an average of 55.17 and scoring runs at an economy rate of 5.34.
The day’s top performer was Sai Sudharsan: Murali Karthik
Sai Sudharsan, who took Karun Nair’s place when he was fired, was India’s top performer on Day 1, according to Kartik. The 23-year-old knocked 61 off 151 deliveries, displaying a great deal of tenacity and determination. Before Ben Stokes got rid of him in the last session, he smashed seven boundaries in his innings.
The day’s top performer was Sai Sudharsan. When he was on the pitch, batting, the ball was misbehaving. Additionally, even though hitters believe they batted effectively, they are nonetheless instructed to sit out. There is never a problem for a batter. Murali Karthik added, “He deserves praise for the way he batted.”
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