Indian cricket team would be very much disappointed the way they played the first 2 Test matches against Australia. Rohit Sharma hasn’t been able to convert his starts and has looked a bit clueless with the new ball against fast bowlers too. Rohit Sharma though awaits his biggest challenge in Test cricket as Aussies would be eager to avoid a hat-trick of Test series defeat against India in their back yard.
New Zealand made sure that they win short phases of the match and triggered a collapse against the run of play. Australia definitely will take a leaf out of Kiwi’s magnificent Test triumph given India suffered a tragic collapse in Bengaluru as well as Pune Test match. It seems unlikely that the pitches in Australia would be spin friendly but Nathan Lyon, the veteran spinner has an ‘X’ factor and is very integral to Australia.
Rohit Sharma should bat at No.3 position- Danish Kaneria
Danish Kaneria was seen speaking on his You Tube channel and made a huge statement on Rohit Sharma. Danish Kaneria pointed out that Rohit Sharma has been struggling with the new ball and said that Rohit might bface a lot of trouble in seaming and swinging conditions in Australia.
“With the kind of form Rohit Sharma is in, no doubt he has been a great player and has done a lot for Team India, it is my opinion that he should bat at No. 3. Shubman Gill should open with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Maybe it will give some more time to Rohit Sharma as he has been struggling with the new ball. The ball will swing and seam more in Australia, so maybe they can consider this,” said Danish Kaneria.
Concerns for India
India’s two stalwarts Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma haven’t been able to put mammoth totals on board. Given the fact that the Ajit Agarkar led selection panel has moved on from the senior batters Cheteshwar Pujara & Ajinkya Rahane, it can’t be ruled out that India’s middle order might get exposed.
The selection panel surprisingly have not included Shardul Thakur in the squad as he has the knack of troubling the batters with his variations. The likes of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav also have been ignored without citing any reasons and Nitish Kumar Reddy & Harshit Rana are in the main squad which raises a lot of eyebrows.