Sourav Ganguly suggests extreme No 4 choices for India
Team continue to fret over the crucial batting slot after fluffed auditions ahead of the World Cup
New Delhi — Former captain Sourav Ganguly has offered two extreme choices to end India’s quest for the perfect No 4 batsman at 2019’s World Cup, suggesting they choose between a dour Cheteshwar Pujara and a daredevil Rishabh Pant for the role. India continue to fret over the crucial batting slot after a series of candidates fluffed their auditions ahead of the World Cup in England and Wales. Their last ODI series before the showpiece event did not suggest any remedy either, with Ambati Rayudu scoring 13, 18 and 2 in the first three matches against Australia while Pant scored 16 in the fifth. Ganguly caused quite a consternation by suggesting the name of Test specialist Pujara who played the last of his five ODIs in 2014. “I suggest Pujara’s name because he’s in great form. We’ve seen how well he did in Australia,” Ganguly said of the 31-year-old architect of India’s first-yet Test series victory in Australia earlier in 2019. Power-hitter Ganguly pointed out how Rahul Dravid, someone...
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