Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik Gautam Gambhir-led team management questioned after pacer Harshit Rana promoted to forward Shivam Dube during India’s disastrous batting collapse in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. India’s chase of 202 was quickly shattered after Axar Patel was dismissed on the last ball of the fifth over, leaving the visitors at 52/5. Instead of sending Dube, the team management chose to promote Harshit Rana, one step away Karthik: stunned while commenting. “Are you serious? Harshit Rana ahead of Shivam Dube? You can’t be serious,” Karthik said on air. Dube eventually came to the right two overs later but failed to salvage the innings, scoring just two runs from four deliveries before being dismissed by Josh’s tongue:. Karthik admitted that he could not understand the decision to delay Dube’s arrival, suggesting that it raised questions about the team’s confidence in the all-rounder. “Didn’t they (the team management) not trust Dube to send him at this stage? Instead, they promoted Harshit Rana before him. I’m not sure that’s the right way to go about it,” he added. The selection call came during one of India’s worst batting performances in the format. England posted 201/7 after Phil Salt led the way with 70 off 44 balls, while Sam Curran hit 41 off just 24 deliveries on a challenging Trent Bridge surface. India’s reply never gained momentum despite Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hitting two early sixes in his 13 off five balls. The visitors collapsed from 23/0 to 76 all out in just 11.4 overs, with Josh Tongue claiming 4/28 and Jofra Archer taking 3/29. The 125-run loss was India’s biggest in T20 internationals, surpassing their previous heaviest loss of 80 runs against New Zealand in 2019. It also marked India’s second-lowest all-out total in the format. The defeat gave England a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the first match was washed out. India have now lost their last four completed T20Is, following a 2-0 series loss to Ireland. Captain: Shreyas Iyer described the performance as “atrocious” after the game and admitted that his side had to “absolutely go back to the drawing board.” England captain Harry Brook praised his team’s all-round performance, saying, “We fitted the bat well. To carry that over to the bowling was fantastic.” India must win the remaining two matches to avoid losing the T20I series.