Test Cricket: There are still some names in the Indian Test team, whose performance is continuously falling. Neither the bat is spewing runs, nor the legs are able to stand on the pitch. The failure of these players in Test Cricket has brought the team to the backfoot.
In such a situation, questions are beginning to arise whether the time has come when these players themselves shook from Test Cricket? Let us know about these 3 players ……….
Ajinkya Rahane at one time strengthened the batting of the Indian team in Test Cricket. He has scored 5,077 runs in 85 Test matches with the help of 12 centuries and 26 half -centuries. But for the last few years, his form has fallen continuously.
He has been out of the team since playing the last Test against the West Indies in July 2023 and his performance in domestic cricket was also mixed. Their batting neither shows the stability as before nor the confidence of sticking on the pitch.
Cheteshwar Pujara: Defensive style has now become a burden
Cheteshwar Pujara has played 103 Test matches for India and scored 7195 runs at an average of 43.60, including 19 centuries and 35 half -centuries. However, his game has gradually become so defensive that he now comes under pressure instead of scoring runs.
His strike rate and average have declined in the last two years. On several occasions, his slow batting turned back to the team, due to which experts and fans have started questioning their utility.
Umesh Yadav: There is speedBut no longer edge
Umesh Yadav is a right -handed fast bowler to debut in Test cricket in 2011. He has taken 170 wickets in 57 Tests, but now he did not have the edge in his bowling that India had expected India at one time.
Age and injuries have affected their speed and continuity. In the recent season, he is neither able to take wickets nor stop runs. In such a situation, team management should move towards giving the youth a chance.
