Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim recently said that he was shocked Indian opener Shubman Gill was capable to hide an injury before the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Karim said that despite having enough trainers and physios around in the Indian team, nobody managed to spot the injury that might now keep Gill out for about 2 months.
On the podcast ‘Khelneeti’, Saba Karim gave his views on the Shubman Gill injury disaster and said:
“I was surprised to see Shubman Gill hid his injury. He has been traveling for a long time with the Indian team. There are physios and other medical staff tracking the fitness of the players. It’s very surprising in the first place, how it happened and why it didn’t come up earlier.”
Another former Indian cricketer Nikhil Chopra told the example of the Indian team not taking Rohit Sharma on the Australian tour the previous year when he was injured. Chopra thinks the rules must be the same for all players and that Shubman Gill should have visited back.
“If you set standards for senior players like Rohit Sharma, then it’s applicable to other players also,” said Chopra.
We have been harsh about Mayank Agarwal: Saba Karim
Saba Karim thinks Mayank Agarwal has been treated unfairly by the Indian team management. Despite being the 3rd-fastest Indian player to reach 1000 Test runs, poor innings in Australia noticed him being replaced by Shubman Gill.
Though, now that the youngster is injured, Karim thinks Agarwal should be the primary-choice opener alongside Rohit Sharma in the England series.
“Mayank should be given preference. We have been harsh towards Mayank. He was sidelined after just 2-3 failed innings,” Saba Karim said.
Nikhil Chopra also coincided with what Karim had to say and felt there was not necessary to fly in any other player from outside the team for the series.
“Players who are already in the squad should be given a chance. Mayank had a terrific home series. It would be wrong to bring a player from the back instead of a player who is already present with you. It will set the wrong example,” Chopra said.
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