Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is not surprised with the non-selection of senior batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the squad for two Tests against Sri Lanka, terming it ‘expected.’
On Saturday, Pujara and Rahane, along with pacer Ishant Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha didn’t find themselves in the squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka in March.
Gavaskar, speaking on Sports Tak, wasn’t a bit surprised by the move. In the Test series against South Africa, Rahane made just 136 runs in six innings, while Pujara had just 124 runs in as many innings.
“This [Pujara, Rahane not there] was expected because in the three Test matches they played in South Africa, if they scored a century or someone scored knocks of 80-90, then it would have been a different story. Yes, Rahane scored a half-century [at Johannesburg], but apart from that, not many runs were scored when runs were expected of them.”
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