'Doing his best to destroy KL Rahul's career': Gambhir faces fury over 'insane' Axar Patel promotion in 1st England ODI

India head coach Gautam Gambhir's affinity towards a left-right combination saw Axar Patel get promoted to No.

5 in the batting line-up ahead of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul in the opening ODI match of the three-game series against England in Nagpur on Thursday.

However, the tactic did not sit well with fans, who reckoned Gambhir was hurting Rahul's career by pushing him down the order.