India, July 21 -- The UK tour ended on a disastrous note for India as the visitors lost the ODI series against England after suffering defeats in the T20I series against the same opponent and Ireland. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and the rest of the management received a lot of flak for several of their decisions, and the loss in the three-match series has put further scrutiny on the former India opening batter. Former India captain and national selector Kris Srikkanth questioned the decision to push KL Rahul down to No. 6 in the ODI series, arguing that constant experimentation disrupted the batting unit at a crucial stage.

He pointed out that Rahul, one of India's more experienced middle-order batters, arrived only after Ishan Kishan and ...