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Atul Wassan Slams India Players For "Casual Batting", Feels Team Is Filled With "Glamorous Batters"

Former cricketer Atul Wassan feels India's current position in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy comes down to "collective failure" and star players' incapability to make runs has been a well-known issue for the touring party. Wassan believes India is missing "unglamorous" batters in its lineup like Cheteshwar Pujara, who used to see out the entire session while solely relying on his defensive prowess. India fell to a 2-1 series trail after receiving a humbling by Australia in front of a sold-out crowd at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test. Throughout the match, India's pace attack looked out of ideas in patches, and the top batters looked out of their depths across both innings.

"Rohit Sharma Thought About Himself": Ex-India Star's Staunch Critique After Melbourne Test Loss

Former India cricketer, and now reputed pundit, Aakash Chopra stated that India captain Rohit Sharma's decision to open the batting in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 was purely out of his own interest and not the team's. Rohit's decision - which forced KL Rahul to bat at No. 3 and saw Shubman Gill being dropped - backfired, as he failed to return to form and India lost. Aakash Chopra also delved on the topic of Rohit dropping himself for the final Test in Sydney.

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Suffer Major Losses In ICC Test Rankings After MCG Test Defeat

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Atul Wassan Slams India Players For "Casual Batting", Feels Team Is Filled With "Glamorous Batters"

"Rohit Sharma Thought About Himself": Ex-India Star's Staunch Critique After Melbourne Test Loss

Bangladesh At The Centre Of 'Timed Out' Controversy Again, But With A Twist

Fact check: What are El Niño and La Niña and could they impact the climate in 2025?

WATCH | Glenn Maxwell takes catch of the season contender in BBL

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Suffer Major Losses In ICC Test Rankings After MCG Test Defeat

From Yashasvi Jaiswal To Nitish Reddy, 10 Emerging International Cricketers Who Enjoyed A Breakout 2024

From Novak Djokovic Realising His Ultimate Olympic Dream To Legends Having Their Last Dance, Tennis Saw It All In 2024