Karun Nair also failed after Gill, Padikal, Rahul, Sai; Team monnetic is unable to get the replacement of Cheteshwar Pujara for number 3?
India Performance at Number 3 Batting Position in Test Cricket:
The second Test match between India and England is being played on 2 July at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. In the first two matches of this five -match Test series, Team India has changed two batsmen at number three. But Team India did not get any benefit. Even in the last 10 Tests, Team India has changed 6 batsmen at number three, but so far Cheteshwar Pujara’s replacement has not been received.
Let us tell you that in the first Test match against England, Sai Sudarshan was sent to bat at number three. But he flopped. After which Karun Nair got a chance to bat at number three in the second Test match. But he too could not do anything special at number three and was dismissed for 31 runs.
Team India’s experiment at number 3
The Indian team is currently worried about its best number three batsman. This is because no batsman is able to do anything special on this position. The Indian team is looking for batsmen like Rahul Dravid and Cheteshwar Pujara, who can become walls for the Indian team at number three. Let us tell you that Cheteshwar Pujara has batted at number three in 155 innings. In these 155 innings, he has scored 6529 runs at an average of 44.41. Which includes 18 centuries.
India has tried 6 different players at number three in the last 10 Tests, but none of them have been able to perform well. The team is still looking for a trusted number 3 who can score runs under difficult circumstances. The list includes Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan and Karun Nair.
10 Test matches in number three
- India vs New Zealand, first Test
Virat Kohli: 0 runs in first innings, 70 runs in second innings - India vs New Zealand, Second Test
Shubman Gill: 30 and 23 runs - India vs New Zealand, third Test
Shubman Gill: 90 and 1 run – a big innings definitely came, but flop in second innings - Australia vs India, first Test
Devdutt Padikkal: 0 runs in first innings and 25 runs in second innings - Australia vs India, second Test
Shubman Gill: 31 and 28 runs-Fine but match not a winning innings - Australia vs India, third Test
Shubman Gill: Only 1 run in the first innings - Australia vs India, fourth Test
KL Rahul: 24 runs in first innings and 0 runs in second innings - Australia vs India, fifth Test
Shubman Gill: 20 runs in first innings and 13 runs in second innings - England vs India, first Test
Sai Sudarshan: 0 runs in first innings and 30 runs in second innings - England vs India, second Test*
Karun Nair: 31 runs in the first innings – Team India is still playing the first innings till the news is written.
Batsman who scored the most runs for India at number 3 in Test cricket
- Rahul Dravid (1996-2012): A total of 10,524 runs in 219 innings at number 3
- Cheteshwar Pujara (2010- So far): A total of 6,529 runs in 155 innings at number 3
- Mohinder Amarnath (1969–1988): A total of 2,907 runs in 66 innings at number 3
- Dilip Vengsarkar (1976–1992): A total of 2,763 runs in 74 innings at number 3
- Ajit Wadekar (1966–1974): A total of 1,899 runs in 59 innings at number 3
