ENG vs IND: Decision To Promote Ravindra Jadeja Ahead Of Ajinkya Rahane Surprises Experts

India's decision to promote Ravindra Jadeja ahead of Ajinkya Rahane did not completely pay off. The decision has left former India cricketers surprised. "In the first innings when he came in at No

"This is a man who not long ago scored a century in Melbourne (during the second Test in Australia in December). He led India to a series win. He also scored crucial 61 in the second innings of the second Test at Lord's which India went on to win. For him to be demoted like this, it just shows his confidence is very low," said former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar.

There were questions over his and Cheteshwar Pujara's form. However, Pujara has fought his way back into form but Rahane has struggled. Manjrekar said the demotion surprised everyone. Gavaskar nodded in agreement.

Rahane has aggregated 109 in seven innings of four Test matches at an average of 15.57. While he made 14 and 0 in the ongoing fourth Test, he scored 18 and 10 in the third Test, one and 61 in the second Test and five in the first Test.