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Aakash Chopra criticizes Indian team for picking Ruturaj Gaikwad over Rishabh Pant at number four in Ranchi ODI against South Africa.<\/h2>\n
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Former opener Aakash Chopra has criticised the Indian team management for choosing Ruturaj Gaikwad over Rishabh Pant in the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi. He said he\u2019s struggling to \u2018understand what is going on\u2019 when Gaikwad, an opener by trade, is being picked for a middle order role ahead of Pant, who is well-suited to bat at number four.<\/p>\n

Gaikwad had batted only in the top three in ODIs so far. In Ranchi, he scored 8 (14), starting cautiously before getting out at his first truly aggressive shot \u2014 a slash at backward point where Dewald Brevis took a stunning catch. Washington Sundar was chosen for a new position at number five, too, and he couldn\u2019t make the most of it either, managing only 13 (19).<\/p>\n

Chopra said he\u2019d request, with folded hands, that the team management not drop Gaikwad even after he fails in the three ODIs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t understand what is going on,” Chopra said. \u201cRuturaj Gaikwad has never batted at no.4 in ODIs. You sent him to that position, and he got out only because Dewald Brevis took a stunning catch,” Chopra said. \u201cWhen he was dismissed, I literally folded my hands and said, please give him three full chances. Even if he fails, don\u2019t discard him immediately. Don\u2019t judge him on just these three performances. His main job is to open the batting. Until you can give him that position, you don\u2019t have any right to pass a verdict on his ODI career,” he added.<\/p>\n

Pant hasn\u2019t played any ODIs since last year, but his number four record is decent: 498 runs in 17 innings at an average of 31.13.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now Rishabh Pant \u2013 when will you actually play him? He is a pure middle-order batter, best suited at No.4 or No.5, and yet you don\u2019t pick him even when there is space in the middle order. Instead, you send two players who have never batted in those positions,” Chopra said.<\/p>\n

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