Published 11:26 IST, December 2nd 2020
India vs Australia 3rd ODI: Manish Pandey's exclusion baffles Indian fans on Twitter
Manish Pandey missed out yet again for the Indian cricket team as the Men in Blue took the field for the India vs Australia 3rd ODI in Canberra on Wednesday.
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Manish Pandey missed out on a place in Indian cricket team as Men in Blue took field for India vs Australia 3rd ODI on Wednesday. Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team have alrey lost 2 ODIs against mighty Australians Down Under. One of main reasons for same according to many fans and pundits is Virat Kohli's men lacking a 6th bowling option as pace bowling lineup conceded over 350 runs in both games.
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With Indians losing both matches, Indian team manment decided to make changes in playing 11 for final ODI match. Ravi Shastri, he coach of Indian team, decided to hand T Natarajan his ODI debut at Canberra while Kuldeep Yav and Shardul Thakur came in for Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini and Mohammed Shami.
Shubman Gill was also asked to open batting as he replaced Mayank Agarwal and partnered with Shikhar Dhawan. However, curious case of Manish Pandey’s selection has me a certain section of Indian fans question team's decision.
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curious case of Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey, who me his debut with Indian cricket team back in 2015, has often been a part of national team setup. However, it has often been ticed that 31-year-old is seen warming bench and t given many opportunities. It is pretty evident as right-handed batsman has played just over 25 matches for Indian team despite making his debut 5 years ago. Fans took to social media platform Twitter and vented ir frustration on player's inclusion so far in India vs Australia 2020 series.
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India vs Australia live: Australia dominate 3rd ODI again
ongoing India vs Australia 3rd ODI can be watched live on Sony Sports Network. After winning toss, Virat Kohli opted to bat in Canberra. While Indian team will be looking for a consolidating win, chances of same look bleak. With half of India’s innings coming to an end, Indian team has mand to score just over 120 runs in ir 25 overs. On a ground that has seen first innings score cross 350 quite often, Indian cricket team would have been in a more comfortable position with an ditional 30 runs to ir name.
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11:26 IST, December 2nd 2020