Former India pacer Dodda Ganesh is disappointed with Team India’s decision to leave out Sai Sudharsan against South Africa in the first Test of the two-match series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Ganesh reckons that Sudharsan should have been included in the line-up.
“Why would you drop Sai Sudharsan? Makes no sense whatsoever,” Ganesh wrote on X. “The No. 3 in the batting line-up is the most important slot in a Test XI, and India are playing musical chairs without a vision. I can’t believe this is happening at Test level. They should have given Sai Sudharsan these Tests. You don’t need four spinners, no matter how much turn the pitch offers.”
Team India have opted for a four-pronged spin attack with Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in the ranks. The in-form Dhruv Jurel has retained his place despite Rishabh Pant returning to his role as the designated wicketkeeper-batter.
In the second unofficial Test against South Africa A, Jurel scored an unbeaten 132 and 127 in both innings, showcasing his remarkable consistency.
In Pant’s absence, during the two-match Test series against the West Indies, Jurel finished as India’s fourth-highest run-scorer, amassing 175 runs at an average of 87.50, which included a century in Ahmedabad.
Sudharsan was selected for the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy in England. However, he failed to meet expectations and managed just 140 runs in three matches at an average of 23.33, with only one fifty. In his first home series against the West Indies, the left-handed batter scored 133 runs at an average of 44.33.
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