Wriddhiman Saha played an important innings of 61 runs for India in the second innings of the first Test.© Twitter
Together Virat Kohli With Ajinkya Rahane back for the second Test and Ajinkya Rahane struggling with his form lately, India will have to make some tough decisions for their playing XI for the second and final match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Many experts and former cricketers have suggested that either Mayank Agarwal Or Rahane will be prepared to accommodate the Indian captain in the line-up given his poor form. Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer has shared his opinion on this.
during the discussion ESPNcricinfo, Jaffer agreed that it will be a toss between Rahane and Agarwal., adding that if the latter is dropped from the playing XI, Wriddhiman Saha should replace Shubman Gill at the top of the order.
“It’s a toss-up between Mayank Agarwal and Ajinkya Rahane, I will consider both of them. That’s the toss-up that Virat Kohli has to do,” Jaffer said.
“Does he want to go with Mayank Agarwal and give him another chance or not” [he thinks] Ajinkya Rahane has not scored enough runs in the last 10-12 Test matches after the Melbourne Test so he got out. It’s a tough call, definitely a tough call. It depends on whom the sword falls.
“I think I will open with Saha if Mayank Agarwal goes out because then everybody bats out of position. Pujara will open and then Ajinkya Rahane will bat at some other position. If Saha opens then everyone Let’s bat at the same spot,” he added.
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“And you can do that in Indian conditions with Saha. Is this a long-term call? Certainly not because India will go to South Africa. So, they have to rethink their top six for Mumbai.
While Mayank scored just 30 runs in the first Test, Rahane, who scored 35 in the first innings, scored just four runs in the second innings.
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