Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill would be eyeing a dominant win to the ODI series vs NZ (Credit: Sri Lanka Cricket)
\n\nIndia was in trouble at one point after falling to 39/3 and losing the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill despite chasing a total of just 135 in the second ODI against New Zealand. When they dropped to 47/4, things became worse because Axar Patel left shortly after. India was in serious difficulty when Axar, who was sent in at No. 5 ahead of KL Rahul, scored just 7 runs before going out. Luckily for India, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who came in next, stabilised the situation and formed a respectable partnership that ultimately helped India win.
\n\nLegendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar praised head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Shubman Gill's choice to put Axar ahead of Rahul, despite criticism from certain cricket fans.
\n\n"The bowlers have slight difficulty if a left-handed batter comes because you have to change the line and length you would have for a right-hander. In trying to do that, your line can change slightly even to the right-hander, where more chances of getting runs are created," Gavaskar said on Sony…
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