Wasim Akram questions Fletcher’s role – Cricket News Update
Former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram on Thursday took a dig at the Indian coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Duncan-Andrew-Gwynne-Fletcher-c54742, questioning his role in team selection.
Speaking to a sports website, the legendary Pakistan pacer said that it is the responsibility of the team management to decide the batting combinations.
Questioning the decision to send Gambhir at number three in the 51-run defeat against Sri Lanka at Gabba, Brisbane on Tuesday, Akram said that the in-form batsman should have been sent to open the innings.
"If I am the coach, I will send the best batsman to open the innings. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 has scored 90s twice in the series so far and he is the best opener available,” said Akram speaking to the media on Thursday, adding that the team management should decide
who will partner Gambhir at the top of the order.
"That will also give you a left hand-right hand combination. In the match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 we saw both the out-of-form batsmen opening the innings and your best is coming at No 3. So, what is the use of keeping a coach when he is not able to decide?" the
former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 skipper and a KKR (Kolkata Knight Rider) mentor added further.
The top three batting positions in the Indian line up have become a bone of contention, especially between the Indian management, Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 and Gautam Gambhir. The Indian skipper
is adopting a rotation policy in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank series at the cost of the rotating the aforementioned batsmen.
Last week, Dhoni justified his move by saying that he feared playing all of them together because that might cost them an extra 20 runs in the field, as the trio are not the best fielders.
The Vice captain, Virender Sehwag, in response to Dhoni said that they were never told that their fielding was a cause for concern, rather the skipper had said he wanted to play the youngsters in Australian conditions to prepare them for the next http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World
Cup, to be hosted by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in 2015.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292, however, has backed the Indian skipper's rotational policy and believes he must have some "very good reason" behind the contentious policy.
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