India fell down to a series defeat after losing by seven wickets in the second ODI at Paarl, which meant the three-match ODI series was now over and South Africa sealed it 2–0. The third and final match of the series will now end where India would like to experiment with their bench strength. At least former cricketers, including Gautam Gambhir, certainly feel so.
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“Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravi Ashwin should be rested for the next match, and there is no need to change the batting order. Along with fast bowlers like Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna, Jayant Yadav should also be given a chance. India needs to develop their second line team and give chances to bowlers who can bowl at over 140 kmph in South Africa. Star Sports.
Earlier, India scored a total of 288 runs, which was easily chased by South Africa. Openers Quinton de Kock (78) and Janman Malan (91) made sure they shared a solid opening stand and took India out of the match. One of the major reasons for this was the Indian bowling unit not clicking at all. Gambhir said that the time has come to give chances to bowlers like Siraj, Saini, especially after the defeat.
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“India have three-four options in their arsenal… Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Prashant Krishna and Mohammad Siraj. India should definitely give these players a chance. The third and final game can be called a dead rubber and this is a good opportunity for the team management to test their second string,” Gambhir said on Star Sports in the post-match show.
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar also concurred with Gambhir, saying that India should lose heart as they are going through a ‘reconstruction phase’.
“It’s a rebuilding phase for the team. India should not fall into the trap of losing the series and think about the coming defeat. Many people wrote off Australia even before the T20 World Cup.”
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