'Meaningless': Ex-India pacer blasts Gautam Gambhir-led team management

'Definitely zero': Ex-India pacer blasts Gautam Gambhir-led team management

Indian captain Gautam Gambhir, right with captain Shubman Gill (PTI Photo)

Former India and Karnataka cricketer Dodda Ganesh has criticized the management of the Indian team under the leadership of the head coach. Gautam Gambhirto relax KL Rahul in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.Rahul, who featured in the first two matches of the three-match series, was left out of the playing XI for the final ODI despite spending some time in the middle. The wicketkeeper-batsman faced 19 balls in the opening match, unbeaten on 39 as India cruised to a seven-wicket win in a rain-reduced match. He was then dismissed for the first duck in the second ODI in Lucknow.After Rahul was rested, Ishan Kishan took over the responsibility of keeping wickets for Chennai. However, Kishan did not get a chance to bat as India chased down Afghanistan comfortably to seal a 3-0 sweep.Ganesh questioned his actions and went to X to express his frustration.

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“KL Rahul didn’t need this break. He played only 20 balls in the series. Absolutely he makes zero,” Ganesh wrote on X (formerly Twitter).India, however, continued their big run in the series. Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna took five wickets, returning figures of 5-23 in nine overs, as Afghanistan were bowled out for 218 in 44.2 overs despite captain Hashmatullah Shahidi’s 102.Chasing 219, India made light work of the target through a commanding opening in the middle Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The pair added 170 runs for the first wicket, Rohit scoring 79 before falling. Mohammad Nabi.Jaiswal went on to make an unbeaten 110 off 86 balls, his second ODI century in just three innings. Shreyas Iyer provided support at the other end as India completed the chase with 128 balls to spare and win by nine wickets.This result also gave India their first ODI Series win under the captaincy Shubman Gillwho led from the front in the field with two direct runs during Afghanistan.

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