India face a huge conundrum when it comes to their middle-order batting. Cheteshwar Pujara might have defended his place with his resilient knock in the second innings at Headingley, but the same cannot be said for Ajinkya Rahane. The Indian vice-captain has recorded a string of low scores since scoring a century in the Boxing Day Test.
The visitors currently have options like Suryakumar Yadav and Hanuma Vihari waiting on the sidelines for an opportunity. The former is yet to make a Test appearance while Vihari was last seen in the Sydney Test, where he defied all odds to rescue India to a draw despite injuring his hamstring.
Danish Kaneria feels Suryakumar Yadav should be the one to replace Ajinkya Rahane in the playing XI and occupy the No.5 slot ahead of Hanuma Vihari. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaneria said:
Too many weaknesses in India’s batting at the moment: Danish Kaneria
Kaneria noted that Vihari could be a potential bowling option with his part-time off-spin. However, he believes India cannot afford to compromise their batting to accommodate an additional bowling option because of the fragile state the batting line-up is in right now. Kaneria added:
India will step out tomorrow (September 2) to face England in the fourth Test at The Oval. The series is tied at 1-1 with two more games to go.
0 votes
