India, Oct. 21 -- Former BCCI chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticised Team India's management for sending KL Rahul too low in the order, even below Axar Patel. The former skipper feels India are not maximising Rahul's batting potential despite his current excellent form. The stylish batter came out to bat at number six while Axar was sent to bat over him at five. The duo did made valuable contributions after the top order failure in the overcast conditions.

Rahul scored a crucial 38 in 31 balls, with two fours and two sixes, scoring at a strike rate of 122.58. He impressed with his fluent strokeplay, negotiating the bounce well and finding gaps with his crisp straight drives and successive pulls off Ellis for fours. He turned ...