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‘We saw what Phehlukwayo did with keeper up’: Ex-SA batter suggests KL Rahul to try ‘untested’ India player in 2nd ODI

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‘We saw what Phehlukwayo did with keeper up’: Ex-SA batter suggests KL Rahul to try ‘untested’ India player in 2nd ODI

India are aiming for a strong comeback in a three-match series against South Africa, where they suffered 31 losses in their first ODI in Pal. The side led by KL Rahul has many questions to answer. The biggest possibility is the absence of Venkatesh Iyer in the bowling offense. Iyer made his ODI debut in Game 1 of the series without hitting a single ball, sparking debate about his role on the team.

Quoting Andile Phehlukwayo’s spell at midfield in the India innings, former South African batsman Daryll Cullinan said Iyer should be used in a similar fashion. Phehlukwayo batted five overs to take two important wickets from Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin. He bowled with the goalkeeper standing up, a strategy that worked for Pant, who was stuck at 16.

“Venkatesh Iyer should be bowling. We saw what Phehlukwayo did with the goalkeeper. Maybe he can provide that change. If he’s playing and untested, he has to get every chance (to prove himself),” Cullinan said. Said on ESPNCricinfo.

Earlier, the decision not to let Iyer bowl in the first ODI was also criticized by former Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra, who wondered if the team management saw Iyer as an all-rounder. “You could have given him 5-6 times to see how he bowled because you saw him as a generalist,” Gambhir noted during the broadcast. In response, Chopra said, “I don’t know, it seems like you and I are the only ones who see him that way.”

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Chopra further referred to Iyer’s appearances in the three T20I series against New Zealand, where he was without the ball in the first two games.

“Because when T20I was there (against New Zealand) Rohit Sharma was the captain. It was the home series against New Zealand and you didn’t give him the ball for the first two games. We keep waiting. This happens every time everyone else. 10 points conceded in the round,” said the former India opener.

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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