MUMBAI: Indian cricket appears to be going through inside turbulence following its humiliating 3-Zero Check sequence defeat to New Zealand. On Thursday, an in depth overview assembly happened on the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
“Sure, there was almost a six-hour assembly between BCCI secretary Jay Shah, skipper Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.aside from the maiden Check sequence defeat to the Kiwis was reviewed, there was additionally lots of brainstorming on tips on how to put together in the very best method for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar sequence in Australia,” a supply confirmed to TOI.
Whereas the specifics stay underneath wraps, there’s hypothesis of discontent throughout the choice committee, particularly round ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah‘s last-minute withdrawal from the third Check at Wankhede Stadium, the place India suffered a 25-run loss on a turning observe.”It seems the selectors weren’t knowledgeable about Bumrah’s sudden exit earlier than the Check,” the supply added, “and this communication hole was highlighted to BCCI management. There must be higher communication throughout. All have to be on the identical web page.”
Though head coach Gautam Gambhir indicated that Bumrah would not be rested, a BCCI assertion on the morning of the match introduced, “Mr Jasprit Bumrah has not totally recovered from his viral sickness and was unavailable for the third Check in Mumbai.”
Within the two Checks he performed, Bumrah took simply three wickets at a mean of 42.33 throughout 41 overs. His absence led to India fielding an out-of-form Mohammed Siraj, who went wicketless within the match.
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