NEW DELHI: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has questioned Shubman Gill’s captaincy instincts, calling his choice to delay Washington Sundar’s introduction into the assault on Day 3 of the fourth Check in Manchester “a significant crimson flag.”Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!England, resuming from 225/2, ended the day at a formidable 544/7, taking a 186-run lead and placing India on the again foot. A lot of the scrutiny, nevertheless, fell on Gill’s alternative to attend till the 69th over to deliver on off-spinner Sundar — regardless of the pitch displaying indicators of flip and India’s pacers struggling to make breakthroughs.
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Ought to Washington Sundar have been launched earlier within the assault?
Sundar made a right away influence as soon as launched, eradicating Ollie Pope for 71 after which dismissing Harry Brook for simply 3 runs. The late double-strike supplied India a short window again into the sport, however many questioned why the off-spinner wasn’t used earlier — particularly after taking 4/22 within the second innings at Lord’s.
Talking on Star Sports activities, Manjrekar didn’t mince his phrases: “So him [Gill] not bowling Washington Sundar… and there is not any believable cause for him to not bowl. I see this as a significant crimson flag with Shubman Gill’s, you understand, trait as a captain.”Manjrekar additional criticised Gill’s choice for sticking with underperforming pacers on a monitor that clearly supplied flip, noting it confirmed an absence of tactical consciousness.Former England pacer Stuart Broad echoed Manjrekar’s sentiments.“Everyone’s been saying, the place’s Washington Sundar? Why are we not seeing him? They’re 300-odd for 2 and we have not seen the off-spinner who acquired 4 for 22 within the final innings at Lord’s,” Broad remarked on the published.India now face a frightening process on Day 4, with England already firmly in command and Joe Root’s glowing 150 guaranteeing the hosts are on monitor for a series-clinching win.
