Agarwal has struggled in the first two Tests with scores of 17, 9, 0 and 5, putting his spot in the playing XI in jeopardy. Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu in an SK Live session on Facebook, Gaekwad pointed out a flaw in Agarwal’s batting, saying in this regard:

Asking the Indian batsmen to take a cue from Ajinkya Rahane, Anshuman Gaikwad added:

On whether he thinks Agarwal should he dropped for the next Test, Anshuman Gaekwad admitted:

Ajinkya Rahane should be in the Top 4 when selecting Test teams: Anshuman Gaekwad

Anshuman Gaekwad, a former coach of the Indian team, feels that Ajinkya Rahane deserves to be a permanent member of the Test team.

Lauding the stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane for leading by example and batting with determination, Anshuman Gaikwad said:

Taking the example of Mohammad Azharuddin, Anshuman Gaekwad further stated that it is important to back quality players like Ajinkya Rahane when they are not doing well. The 68-year-old recalled in this regard:

Anshuman Gaikwad further continued in this regard:

Anshuman Gaekwad knows a thing or two about battling, playing 40 Tests. Although he was not the most talented around, he batted with resolve to compile 1985 runs with a best score of 201.

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