“Someone who cooks well cannot be made a driver” - Ex-Indian opener slams Indian team management for constant changes in batting order

Former India opener and analyst Sadagoppan Ramesh has lashed out at the Indian team management for the batting order changes in the second T20I against Australia Down Under in Melbourne.

Speaking on his Instagram handle, Ramesh questioned the Indian think tank team for the decision to send Harshit Rana ahead of Shivam Dube in the batting order. Interestingly, Rana went on to score 35 runs in 33 balls before getting out to Xavier Bartlett.

Rana stitched an important sixth-wicket partnership with Abhishek Sharma. However, he failed to live up to expectations with the ball in hand as he conceded 27 runs in his two overs during the power play without scalping a wicket.

"Someone who cooks well cannot be made a driver and a good driver cannot become the cook. Likewise, management should focus on each player's strengths and primary role in the team, aiming to maximise their performance in that role," Ramesh said while speaking on a video on his Instagram profile.

"If they do something extra, that is well and good. But their secondary skill shouldn't become the primary role and I fear that is happening in this Indian team. A bowler who can bat needs to deliver with the ball first and likewise, a batter who can bat must deliver with the ball first," he added.

"The management needs to be clear on this. That is where India are slipping right now," Ramesh continued. 

Interestingly, Samson was elevated to the No.3 position, while he was recently demoted to the middle-order, which didn’t go down well with the Indian cricketing fraternity as constant changes might affect the consistency of a batter.

"India needs to stop playing musical chairs with their batting order. They would have had a great chance of winning if they had scored 160 to 170. Didn't Suryakumar Yadav play well at No. 3 in the last match? He was not out as well," Ramesh noted.

"Samson went from opening to No. 5 and now from 5 to 3. Because of this, everyone is looking at each other in confusion about who might go in to bat next. Tilak Varma won India the Asia Cup final at No. 4 and you moved him to No. 5,” he concluded.

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