Gambhir Criticised for Lack of Clarity on India Batter’s Role During England Tour
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Regardless of whether India changes their Playing XI for the last two Test matches against England at Manchester and The Oval, you can be sure that neither Arshdeep Singh nor Abhimanyu Easwaran will get a chance unless something really unexpected occurs. When the BCCI revealed a 15-member team for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy on May 24, Arshdeep received his first call-up to the Indian Test squad. Despite the fact that Easwaran has been in the picture for a while—he earned his first Test call-up in 2022 for the tour of Bangladesh—he has not yet made his debut. Since the home series against England in 2021, Easwaran had previously been a reserve member of India's teams.
Former India opener and coach of the Indian women's team, WV Raman, believes that Easwaran should be spoken to and made aware of the team's plans for him. All Easwaran has been doing for almost three years is warm the benches. The fact that Easwaran is consistently selected to represent India but has yet to make it into the starting XI has polarized supporters and past players. If Easwaran doesn't fit into India's plans, Raman wants coach Gautam Gambhir to clearly tell him where he stands, and there's no use keeping him in the squad.
"It is fair to give someone like Abhimanyu Easwaran a string of opportunities. The person or team won't benefit from a single, random test. People need to make a decision about him. After tour after tour, it's pointless to bring a cricket player along if you don't give him any chances. Making judgmental calls is okay since it's the way things are in cricket. Judgmental judgements are made by selectors and coaches. "The problem is that there comes a point when everyone involved gets a little bit confused because the player himself doesn't know how he is perceived," Raman told RevSportz.
"One specific player is a mystery to the team management as well. Abhimanyu is not bad, I must say. It would be preferable for the decision-makers to come to a conclusion and figure out exactly what he is all about. He has been playing local cricket for a while. He has belonged to the A sides. He is also being given the captaincy of the A side, demonstrating that they do value him. However, it appears that he is not receiving the signal.
Eswaran has had bad luck
Easwaran has participated in a number of India A teams and notable Indian series, such as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Following Rohit Sharma's retirement, several believed that Easwaran was the rightful candidate for the opening spot, but KL Rahul's comeback at the top of the lineup put an end to that idea. At the time, Easwaran was thought to be a strong candidate to bat at No. 3, but the 29-year-old seems to be losing out since Sai Sudharsan made his debut in the first Test at Leeds and Karan Nair was given consecutive opportunities.
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