Ind vs Aus ODIs: Team India's batting order questioned

Following Team India's second consecutive loss against Australia in the ongoing ODI series, former India pacer Zaheer Khan has put a question mark over the Men in Blue's batting order.

Zaheer explained about Axar Patel's batting position at No.5 during India's second ODI.

"It's questionable if you want to continue with that. But Axar is producing results there, so the temptation is always going to be there. He has been very consistent in whatever opportunities he has had. He looks to be very comfortable in playing that role and showed today also that he's growing in confidence in that position. The think tank has been pushing for this, having a left-hander to tackle the spinners in the middle," said Zaheer during a recent interaction.

The former speedster urged the Indian team management to ponder over Team India's batting order so that proper balance could be made.

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"How do you weigh that kind of a middle order position? That's the question the think tank needs to ask themselves. If KL Rahul is given more deliveries to face, what impact will he bring or even Nitish Reddy for that matter? It can also counterproduce what they are trying to achieve, like today when Washington Sundar and Axar were together, the Australian skipper bowled the off-spinner," said Zaheer.