Sanjay Manjrekar Suggests Change in Playing 11 For GT; Reckons Lockie Fergusson Should Replace Alzarri Joseph Against RR
Ahmedabad: We are hours away from what is expected to be a mouthwatering contest between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad on Sunday. With both sides having won their previous games, it would be interesting to see if they decide to tinker with their winning combination.
While there is a lot of speculation over the playing 11s, ex-India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has suggested the Titans a solitary change. He wants the experienced Lockie Fergusson to replace Alzarri Joseph that is because there is something on the pitch for teams bowling first.
Manjrekar said on ESPNCricinfo: “I think that GT might replace Alzarri Joseph with Lockie Ferguson. There is something on the pitch for teams bowling first, and that is why they could make this change. Also, Ferguson has more experience playing in the IPL, and Joseph gave away 27 runs from his two overs in the last game. Ferguson is also not in great form, but they could still go ahead with him.”
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Obed McCoy.