Wasim Jaffer was at his witty ideal with ideas on Team India choice when once more.© Wasim Jaffer/Twitter
Wasim Jaffer was at his witty ideal when once more with his signature hints to stand-in India skipper Ajinkya Rahane for choosing the playing XI. Jaffer has stirred pretty a storm on social media with his subtle hints and coded messages for India captains to choose players of his decision, and when a user asked Jaffer for a “coded tweet” for the Brisbane Test the former cricketer replied with a blank a single. The tweet with no text was a “coded” hint at India’s injury challenges ahead of the fourth Test against Australia so a lot so that even Jaffer had run out of favourites for the match.
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— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 13, 2021
Since the Test series started in December final year, India have lost Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja to injuries although Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Hanuma Vihari and Jasprit Bumrah faced injuries through the third Test.
With the series tied 1-1 and all to play for in Brisbane, India might have to dig deep to choose their ideal XI for the Test even as the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan are in line for their initially Test in the series.
India’s fantastic escape at Sydney, exactly where they drew the Test right after batting for 131 overs in the fourth innings, was created feasible in some components by Ashwin and Vihari who batted by way of the final session and components of the second to eke out a draw.
With Jadeja unlikely to bat in the second innings at Sydney right after dislocating a thumb although batting in the initially, the onus was on Vihari and Ashwin to save the Test.
As it turned out, they batted unseparated for 42.4 overs even as Vihari suffered a hamstring injury on the final day of the Test and Ashwin had back discomfort.
Both players may not be definite starters for the final Test and against a complete-strength Australia, the Indian group management could be at their wits’ finish to choose an XI.
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