India vs West Indies | The West Indies tour marks the beginning of a new World Test Championship cycle for the Indian cricket team. Rohit SharmaIndia fell at the final hurdle of securing ICC glory after their defeat at the hands of Australia in the WTC Final 2023. Defeat forced India to make a big change Cheteshwar Pujara from team. But former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has criticized the team for dropping the veteran.
Pujara was earlier dropped from the India squad after the South Africa series in 2021. Now he has once again faced the brunt of selection after a modest performance in the WTC final against Australia. The 35-year-old could manage only 14 and 27 runs in two innings. Meanwhile, Singh has asked some tough questions about his boycott and said that he is doing a dirty job for India.
“I have immense respect for Chesteshwar Pujara for what he has achieved. He has been the unsung hero of the Indian team for many years. He has been one of those pillars of strength for India going forward. doing the dirty work.” There, making sure other batsmen get rest,” Singh said.
He is not the only one who could not score runs: Singh
Several other Indian batsmen were also involved in the WTC final Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma has not been able to score big against the Australian line-up. Singh was blunt in this matter as well. He said that respect should be given to Pujara and it should be highlighted that he is not the only one who does not have runs on his back. “I believe he needs to be given a bit more respect than he has been given and the way he was dropped from the team was a surprise to me.
Because he is not the only one who is not scoring runs. Others playing in the same team are scoring at the same average,” Harbhajan said.
Meanwhile, Kohli has also seen a dip in his form in recent times and has scored a hundred in 25 Tests since 2020. “I think rules should be same for everyone, not different for different people. Look, if you want to exclude a senior person like him, talk to him and make him understand that ‘look, we This is what they want to do. Explain to him the way forward. He just needs a little more respect,” Singh said.