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No Karun Nair! MASSIVE Change Suggested In India Playing XI For Must-Win 4th Test Vs England
@Source: timesnownews.com
India are all set to take on England in the fourth Test of the five-match series at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester from July 23 (Thursday). With India being 1-2 down in the series, this is a must-win game for the visitors. If India lose this match, then they will also lose the series, with a game still to be played. To win this match, India need to field a solid playing XI. Karun Nair has been under the scanner for his inability to convert starts into big scores, and now former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer has advocated dropping him from the playing XI at Manchester. In an interaction with RevSportz, Farokh Engineer said that Karun Nair has got beautiful 30s, but at no.3, he needs to convert them into hundreds. He then said that Sai Sudharsan should be picked in his place, and the team management should ignore his age, if it is a factor at all. "Karun Nair has been getting brilliant 20s and 30s. He's (Nair) scored beautiful 30 runs, beautiful cover drives and all that. But a beautiful 30 is not expected from a No. 3. You've got to get a not-so-beautiful 100. You need runs on the board. You need (to score) bigger. The expectation should be much higher," Engineer said. ALSO READ: India Set To Receive MASSIVE Jasprit Bumrah Boost For 4th Test "We should pick the best XI. I haven't seen much of Sai Sudharsan. You've got to pick the best player for the time being. Who's going to give you maximum? You are playing for your country. Your reputation is at stake. So, I would say, forget the age. If he's good, play him to win this Test match," he added. How Karun Nair, Sai Sudharsan Have Performed Vs England Karun Nair, who returned to the Team India setup after 8 years, has failed to impress, notching up 131 runs in 6 innings. Sai Sudharsan, on the other hand, played the first Test at Headingley, where he got out for a duck in the first innings, and scored 30 in the second innings. He was dropped for the second and third Tests.
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