Rajat Patidar
India vs England 4th Test: The fourth Test match of the five-Test series between India and England is being played on the Ranchi ground. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the England team scored 353 runs on the Ranchi ground. After this, after the end of the second day’s play, the Indian team has scored 219 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. The Indian team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series against England. But in the Test series against England, a player of Team India has performed very poorly.
This player is flopping
Indian team’s young batsman Rajat Patidar made his debut in the second test match against England. But he has not been in rhythm since his debut. So far, he has scored only 63 runs in 5 innings of 3 test matches for Team India. He has scored 32, 9, 5, 0 and 17 runs since his debut. He scored 17 runs in the first innings of the third test match. On the other hand, young batsmen like Shubhman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are impressing with their batting. Whereas Rajat Patidar is flopping and has not played a single half-century innings since his debut.
Fans got angry
Due to Rajat Patidar’s continuous flops, fans have become angry on social media. One user has written, Dear BCCI, is Rajat Patidar the only option for India? How long will this burden be borne? While a fan has written that I have been supporting Rajat Patidar to perform well because he looks a calm and composed player, but not anymore. He is getting out continuously. When we play against smaller teams then maybe we give him another chance but not against England. A fan has written that why Rajat Patidar is being fed even after being a flop.
Jaiswal scored a half century
In the first innings of the fourth test, the England team scored 353 runs. After the end of the second day’s play, the Indian team has scored 219 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Team India’s start was not good. When captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring just two runs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill tried to hold on for some time, but Gill was out after scoring 38 runs. Jaiswal scored 73 runs. Rajat Patidar scored 17 runs, Ravindra Jadeja scored 12 runs, Sarfaraz Khan scored 14 runs. Dhruv Jurel is present at the crease after scoring 30 runs and Kuldeep Yadav after scoring 17 runs. The Indian team is still behind England by 134 runs.
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