Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has held the Indian batsmen responsible for the defeat against New Zealand in the second Test in Pune. He has also criticized captain Rohit Sharma for promoting Washington Sundar in the batting order before Sarfaraz Khan. With the defeat of India in the Pune Test, New Zealand has taken a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series and has also captured the series. India has faced defeat in a home series after 12 years. Sanjay talked to cricket website Cricinfo about the reasons for India’s defeat in the Pune Test. Difficulty in playing spinners
Manjrekar said that Virat Kohli once again could not judge the length of Mitchell Santner’s ball correctly and got out by playing the wrong shot. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma looked less confident against spin. Out of India’s top-4 batsmen, 3 players lacked confidence against spin. It is difficult to bat against spin in the first and half session on such pitches. Manjrekar said that if India had strengthened their defense a little more, things could have been easier. If India had not lost too many wickets earlier, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja could have made this match very close. He said that when Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal were at the crease, it seemed that they could turn the match in India’s favor. Gill was seen struggling against the spinner. It was not right to promote Washington Sanjay Manjrekar has also questioned Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. He said that it was not right to send all-rounder Washington Sundar to bat before the in-form batsman Sarfaraz Khan. Sending Washington Sundar over him because he is a left-handed batsman, such things should not happen. ——————————————————-
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