"Injustice, So Much Panic...": Internet Furious On Gautam Gambhir As IPL Superstar Dropped After Just 1 Test
Fans on the internet criticised the move made by the Gautam Gambhir -led team management to drop Sai Sudharsan.
"Batting at No. 3 is the toughest, and after Pujara, India still hasn't found a permanent No. 3 batsman. But now there's Sai Sudharsan, he's young and looks like a player who can serve India for a long time. Just because he failed in one match, you're going to drop him?" commented one fan on X.
"I feel it would be too harsh on him (Sai Sudharsan). Hasn't done anything wrong in the first Test. Benching a player immediately after his debut can break the morale of a player. Hope he at least gets good clarity," said another fan.
"It's such a shame that talented Sai Sudharsan will be dropped after one match and Karun Nair, who can serve max 2 years to India, will be backed. Why we can't invest in youngster? Sai is the future not Karun Nair. Another bad move by Gautam Gambhir and team management," said a third.
"What mistake did Sai Sudharsan make?" questioned another fan.
"This is injustice to Sai Sudharsan. No clarity on Karun Nair's role as well. Why is there so much panic?" asked another.
You should be slapped if you drop a player after one bad game.
This is injustice to Sai Sudharsan.
No clarity on Karun Nair role as well.
Why so much panic after playing the first test well for the first 4 days!!
— Enaam (@iamenaam) July 2, 2025
Batting at No. 3 is the toughest, and after Pujara, India still hasn't found a permanent No. 3 batsman. But now there's Sai Sudharsan, he's young and looks like a player who can serve India for a long time. Just because he failed in one match, you're going to drop him? https://t.co/fXlmcTfDaO
— jyotsnaaa (@sweatxjyostna) July 2, 2025
Reading a few reports about Sai Sudharsan being benched for the 2nd Test. I feel it would be too harsh on him. Hasn't done anything wrong in the first Test. Benching a player immediately after his debut can break the morale of a player. Hope he at least gets good clarity.
— Amogh (@amogh_bodas) July 2, 2025
It's a such a shame that talented Sai Sudharsan will be dropped after one match and Karun Nair who can serve max 2 years to India will be backed.
Why we can't invest in youngster? Sai is the future not Karun Nair. Another bad move by Gautam Gambhir and team management. pic.twitter.com/JCepalbp1M
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) July 2, 2025
What mistake Sai Sudharsan did ? https://t.co/ncdxYmWJ8V
— Jackson Dass Antony (@AJacksonDass) July 2, 2025
Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair both made ducks in the first innings of the first Test. However, Sai Sudharsan hit a crisp 30 in the second, while Karun Nair made 20.
However, Karun has been persisted with and will take Sai Sudharsan's spot at No. 3 for the second Test.
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