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Questions raised on Rahul’s captaincy, awkward decisions in selection

India’s batting in the two-Test series against Bangladesh lacked the aggression that skipper KL Rahul had promised and questionable selection decisions are bound to be raised. The Indian bowlers took 40 wickets in both the Tests, but the team was on the verge of losing the second Test, winning by barely four wickets, after giving the opposition a chance to play till the end. The pitch was challenging on the fourth day but scoring 145 shouldn’t have been too difficult. India made the mistake of playing too defensive on such a pitch. This gave Bangladesh spinners a chance to dominate.

Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin stitched a useful partnership to save India from defeat but questions are being raised about the average performance of the top-order batsmen and the huge selection lapse ahead of the upcoming home series against Australia. India does not need to play very aggressively like England but while chasing the target of 145 runs, some aggression should have been shown. Captain Rahul himself did not look comfortable and lost wickets playing on the front foot in both the innings.

Now his place in the team does not seem to be confirmed in the first Test against Australia in February. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara dodged in an attempt to get out and play. The batsmen of the current generation are not able to play spin well and this weakness of theirs has been exposed again. Virat Kohli is a great batsman but he himself would like to forget the one run in 22 balls. India also made the mistake of leaving out Man of the Match Kuldeep Yadav, who took eight wickets in the first Test. With a third spinner on a turning pitch, India could have won on the third day itself.

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