Ravi Shastri has launched a scathing attack on India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, openly questioning the team's selection decisions in the ongoing two-match Test series against South Africa.
Shastri, who has coached India through some of their most successful years, said that he has been trying to understand what the team management was thinking. The former Indian head coach also called some of the team management's calls illogical.
Ravi Shastri blames all-rounder overload for India's collapseHowever, the former Indian captain's biggest concern is the team's sudden obsession with all-rounders in Test cricket. Ever since Gautam Gambhir took charge as the head coach last year, players like Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana have been pushed, while pure specialists, especially batters like Sarfaraz Khan and Ruturaj Gaikwad, have been overlooked.