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Australia vs India, 2nd T20I: The second T20 match between India and Australia was played in Melbourne. Australia defeated Team India by four wickets. It also ended the 17-game winning streak against Melbourne. The Indian team lost their first five wickets for just 49 runs and this was where the defeat was assured. Abhishek Sharma played his explosive batting with 68 runs to take Team India to at least hundred. Harshit Rana, who came in at number seven, scored 35 runs.
– No. 3 Expert Tilak Varma is batting at 5
– Arshdeep Singh isn’t in Playing 11
– Yashasvi Jaiswal isn’t even in squad
– Sanju Samson is unnecessarily pushed at 3
– Harshit Rana is batting before Shivam DubeGautam Gambhir favorism is destroying Indian Cricket. pic.twitter.com/XkAtxqgQ7t
— Selfless⁴⁵ (@SelflessCricket) October 31, 2025
Gautam Gambhir is the new Greg Chappell
On the other hand, over the past year, India’s batting order has been well established from top to bottom. Coach Gautam Gambhir’s sending of Harshit Rana at No.7 has led to widespread criticism. Harshit kept Shivam Dubey on the bench. People on social media have started calling Gautam Gambhir the new Greg Chappell.
Mr. Gambhir is the new Greg Chappel here to ruin Indian Cricket.
Now Harshit Rana is sent before Shivam Dube.
I hope he gets fired soon. https://t.co/dU0Xteu2Qm— Sahil Paudel. (@sahil_paudel) October 31, 2025
Gautam Gambhir was trolled
A fan wrote on social media that he is tired of the Indian team being biased, as Harshit Rana is being given a chance while Arshdeep is being left out. Another person wrote, “I wonder what Gambhir has to do with Harshit.” People raised serious questions about sending Harshit to bat ahead of Shivam Dubey.
What was that batting plan, seriously?
Samson at 3 ahead of SKY, and sending Harshit Rana to bat when a proper batsman like Dube was available was even strange. Pure confusion out there. #INDvsAUS #StarNiAdugu@GautamGambhir 😠
— LoL’ey (@LoL_bobbey) October 31, 2025
Gautam Gambhir’s decision to change the batting order was also called foolish. One person said that Gautam Gambhir is slowly becoming Greg Chappell, whose mission is to destroy Indian cricket. He said that now Harshit Rana has been sent in to bat ahead of Shivam Dubey, so he is hopeful that Gambhir will be out soon.
Indian team all out for 125 runs, thanks to Gautam Gambhir:
– Dropped WC winner Jaiswal from T2OIs who has 164 T2OI sr,
– Dropped Rinku Singh from T2OI XI permanently,
– Selected Gill because of his personal liking,
– Never let Shreyas getting selected,
– Kicked Rutu out.Shame!! pic.twitter.com/qzKSbkPCjV
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) October 31, 2025
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