After ‘shameful’ NZ loss Agarkar flooded with ‘bring back Pujara, Rahane’ plea as internet call out BCCI’s ‘hypocrisy’
After New Zealand scripted a 113-run win in the second Test match in Pune to win the series, having earlier secured a victory by eight wickets in the rain-marred opener last week in Bengaluru, India’s prized home streak came to an embarrassing end on Saturday. While it was New Zealand’s maiden Test series win on Indian soil since their first visit to the country in 1955, for the -led side, it was a first Test series defeat in 12 years, bringing an end to their streak of 18 such wins since 2013.
The loss did not go down well with fans on social media, who showed no mercy to head coach GautamGambhir and captain Rohit Sharma as the team registered their third defeat at home this season. Hours after the loss in Pune, fans flooded the internet with requests to chief selector AjitAgarkar to bring veteran stars CheteshwarPujara and AjinkyaRahane back in the Indian team, especially with the side set to tour Australia for a five-match series where the World Test Championship final qualification will be at stake.
One of the fan wrote, “37-year-old Rohit Sharma – Captain…36-year-old CheteshwarPujara – Too old to get selected….36-year-old AjinkyaRahane – Too old to get selected…35-year-old Virat Kohli – Fittest cricketer in the world…Hypocrisy at its peak” another fan wrote, “@BCCI shameless Bcci, Rahane and Pujara helped a lot win the test series in Australia.. Still they are not in the team. Bring Pujara back in the team for BGT…”