Former India player turned commentator Parthiv Patel slammed Team India’s policy of playing too many all-rounders in the Test team after their defeat to South Africa. However, South Africa won the second Test in Guwahati by 408 runs and also sealed the series 2-0 as well.

“There are two things. One is the mistake of the coach. The batters and bowlers are doing their job. But the question is, are we playing with the right XI? Does India need so many all-rounders in Test cricket? I believe that Test cricket is a game of specialists. You must have six batters. The best thing is you have a wicket-keeper batter who is among the best and who has an average of above 40. Then you need four bowlers and one all-rounder,” he said on Star Sports.

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However, Parthiv Patel also stated that India were blessed to have two quality all-rounders in Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. He also stated that both players were equally skilled at batting and bowling as well.

“Actually, we are blessed that we can call both Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar all-rounders because they bat and bowl well. Then you have Kuldeep who is a good wrist-spinner and then two quality pacers. If it is a green wicket then play an extra pacer. But that extra all-rounder, we have seen the value of a player increasing and we have seen the difference by impact players coming in the IPL. We are not playing with a proper batter or a proper bowler. I am not picking on Nitish Kumar Reddy, but I think it is important for India to change their thinking,” Parthiv Patel concluded.