Two cricket gurus, nonetheless, abruptly put a halt to Shastri’s plan by brutally reminding him of Sachin Tendulkar’s determination on the 2007 World Cup.
In 2019, prior to the World Cup in England, former India head coach Ravi Shastri acknowledged having in-depth conversations with then-chief selector MSK Prasad concerning the chance. While he finally selected not to comply with by way of on it, he restated it this week as India ready for the Asia Cup, which might be adopted by the 2023 ODI World Cup.
With India nonetheless struggling by way of the No. 4 subject – even captain Rohit Sharma admitted that the Indian group has failed to discover a higher possibility since Yuvraj Singh and alternatively Shastri feels Virat Kohli ought to fulfil the function.
Two cricket gurus, nonetheless, abruptly put a halt to Shastri’s plan by brutally reminding him of Sachin Tendulkar’s determination on the 2007 World Cup.
The 2007 version of the 50-over occasion stays India’s worst-ever present in the match’s historical past. India misplaced to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stage regardless of having a group with a number of family names like Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid (captain), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, and Harbhajan Singh.
And Tendulkar’s title was on the prime of the checklist of serious components cited for the forgettable efficiency of a bizarre World Cup administration alternative that had been made.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said on Monday that the “iconic” participant appeared to have grow to be the “scapegoat” amid specialists searching for to discover becoming different selections like Ishan Kishan in the lineup. Shastri had proposed transferring Kohli down to No. 4 in his idea.
“The more and more you talk about other options like Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli seems to get relegated. He has sort of become the scapegoat in the sense that you bat him at No.4 and all your problems are solved,” Manjrekar said.
Former Indian cricketer Dodda Ganesh has also rejected the concept of Kohli batting at No. 4, saying a team’s greatest batsman should bat in his “customary position.”
He tweeted, “Your best batter should bat at his customary position where he’s had all the success. Not a fan of Kohli batting at no 4 just because the team couldn’t find a batter for these many years. Remember, what happened in 2007 WC where Sachin was asked to bat at 4.”
Your greatest batter ought to bat at his customary place the place he’s had all of the success. Not a fan of Kohli batting at no 4 simply because the group couldn’t discover a batter for these a few years. Remember, what happened in 2007 WC the place Sachin was requested to bat at 4 #CricketTwitter
— Dodda Ganesh | (@doddaganesha) August 21, 2023
