IND vs ENG 4th Test: Ex-India cricketer slams Shubman Gill for not backing Karun Nair – ‘Chance missed…’ | Cricket News

As India tackle England within the 4th Test of the 5-match collection, accidents to key gamers like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep have compelled the guests to make modifications to their taking part in XI. While Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur take their locations within the XI, Sai Sudharsan too is a brand new face within the batting order versus Karun Nair, who was utilized within the earlier Test.IND vs ENG Live Score 4th TestFollowing Sudharsan’s inclusion within the workforce, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif protested the decision from captain Shubman Gill. In a put up on X, Kaif wrote, “Today was Shubman Gill’s chance to back Karun (Nair) who was down but deserved one more chance. He should have picked Karun Nair. Chance missed to earn the respect when it comes to making tough decisions as a leader.”

The proven fact that Karun Nair managed 40 after which 14 in his most up-to-date outing at Lord’s provides to the declare that Gill could have checked out Sudharsan for the No 3 position for this very purpose. In the first Test, Sudharsan took the No 3 spot, kind the place he bought out for a duck within the 1st innings and 30 within the 2nd.This prompted a change within the 2nd Test, the place Nair got here in and scored 31 and 26, the place India gained by a whopping 336 runs.

Kaif’s criticism comes at a time when India are desperately in want of a win within the collection. A loss would imply that India will now not be capable to safe a collection victory, however a win signifies that the guests can push the collection decider to the ultimate match at The Oval.