India, Feb. 11 -- Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth bashed head coach Gautam Gambhir for his treatment of KL Rahul in the ongoing ODI series against England. Rahul has been preferred over Rishabh Pant so far in the series, however, he didn't bat at the ideal position. The team management has pushed him down to number 6 in the order and promoted bowling all-rounder Axar Patel over him at number 5 in the first two ODIs. Rahul had a memorable run in the 2023 ODI World Cup till the final and was one of the dependable batters for India alongside Shreyas Iyer, but since Gambhir took over the charge, his batting position remained uncertain.

In the ODI series last year, Rahul was pushed down the order as Washington Sundar and Shivam ...