New Delhi: There have been several reports about the need for a third opener after Shubman Gill suffered a stress fracture on his left shin. A report in TOI has suggested that the team management (read Kohli and Shastri) want Prithvi Shaw as the third option. India’s World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has taken a different view on the situation and said that “That would be humiliating” For those players who are already waiting for the opening spot in the Test team.
India are set to play a five-match Test series in England from August 4 and are exploring batting options after Gill’s injury.
Kapil Dev thinks that the inclusion of Shaw as an opener in the team when the team already has Rahul and Agarwal is a great opportunity. “Unnecessary Controversy”.
“We should respect the selectors. I am sure, the team would have been selected in consultation with them (Shastri and Kohli). We have such great openers, I don’t think it is right to look for third option when we have first It’s from Mayank and KL Rahul,” Kapil Dev said on Wow Cricket, ABP News.
“I think the team that has been selected has reserve openers and even after that we look for other options, then you are insulting our young cricketers,” he said.
Emphasizing on the importance of selectors, Kapil Dev said, “I think the captain and management should have a say in what the team should be, but if you take away the decision of the selectors, that is also not right. . My opinion. There should not be unnecessary controversy.”
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