NEW DELHI: Former swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag on Saturday said that Virat Kohli "should drop himself" if he fails in the second Test towards South Africa, launching a scathing assault at the India skipper for his workforce variety.
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Coming into the sport at Centurion after struggling a 72-run defeat in the first Test, India made three adjustments to their taking part in XI with KL Rahul replacing Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma coming in for Bhuvneshwar, whose three-wicket burst in the first morning of the opening Test had rocked the hosts.
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"Watching Virat Kohli excluding Shikhar Dhawan for just one Test failure, and Bhuvneshwar for no reason at all, Kohli should drop himself in the third Test at Centurion, if he fails to perform in Centurion," Sehwag instructed 'India TV'.
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The other trade used to be wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who used to be dominated out due to a strain, and Parthiv Patel used to be incorporated in his position.
"Excluding Bhuvneshwar wasn't the correct choice. Citing that Ishant could gain advantage with his height, Virat Kohli has hurt Bhuvneshwar Kumar's self-confidence.
"They could have performed Ishant in place of every other bowler. Bhuvneshwar performed neatly in Cape Town and except him like this isn't justified," Sehwag added.
India's report of 9 consecutive collection victories is at the line after the hosts took a 1-Zero lead in the three-match collection.
It is only the second match in India's 12-Test long in another country time table in 2018-19, and already they are faced with a must-not-lose scenario in a bid to stay this collection alive.
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Coming into the sport at Centurion after struggling a 72-run defeat in the first Test, India made three adjustments to their taking part in XI with KL Rahul replacing Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma coming in for Bhuvneshwar, whose three-wicket burst in the first morning of the opening Test had rocked the hosts.
ALSO READ: Gavaskar questions India's workforce variety for second Test
"Watching Virat Kohli excluding Shikhar Dhawan for just one Test failure, and Bhuvneshwar for no reason at all, Kohli should drop himself in the third Test at Centurion, if he fails to perform in Centurion," Sehwag instructed 'India TV'.
ALSO READ: Donald, Laxman slam India think-tank for Bhuvneshwar omission
The other trade used to be wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who used to be dominated out due to a strain, and Parthiv Patel used to be incorporated in his position.
"Excluding Bhuvneshwar wasn't the correct choice. Citing that Ishant could gain advantage with his height, Virat Kohli has hurt Bhuvneshwar Kumar's self-confidence.
"They could have performed Ishant in place of every other bowler. Bhuvneshwar performed neatly in Cape Town and except him like this isn't justified," Sehwag added.
India's report of 9 consecutive collection victories is at the line after the hosts took a 1-Zero lead in the three-match collection.
It is only the second match in India's 12-Test long in another country time table in 2018-19, and already they are faced with a must-not-lose scenario in a bid to stay this collection alive.
Kohli should drop himself if he fails at Centurion: Sehwag
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