India surrendered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia after losing the final Test match in Sydney. India lost the final game in just three and a half days after a terrible batting show in the final innings of the game.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar called out the team selection for the final Test after the conclusion of the series.

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Speaking on ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar called out the selection of Washington Sundar on a green-ish track in Sydney which offered plenty of help for the pacers. India played with two spinners in the Test match - Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, resulting in a bigger workload for the pacers. Due to the bigger workload, captain Jasprit Bumrah was forced off the field and did not return to bowl in the final innings of the match when India were defending 162 runs vs Australia.

"It's crazy when you think of an important place in that Indian Test XI in a marquee series. Barring that fifty, Washington Sundar hasn't contributed with the bat much. I think he's a highly talented bowler. But, he has a place when the pitch is turning overseas. And with Jadeja already there, Nitish Kumar Reddy as well, plus Washington Sundar as well. I thought his selection was a blunder on a pitch like this," Sanjay Manjrekar said.

"The last two tours to Australia, India didn't have a single player who was played because of his second skill. They always focused on his main skill and that was good enough to get him into the side. The other skill was a bonus. Here, I thought India went the England way, when England was not winning," he further added.

Washington Sundar played 3 Test matches but bowled only 37 overs for India. The spin-bowling all-rounder picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 3.13. With the bat, Washington Sundar played a couple of gritty knocks and finished with 114 runs to his name. Washington hit a solitary fifty in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Many had questioned the player's selection during the series, as it always left the team one pacer short in the spicy Australian pitches. However, it was argued by the team management that India wanted to elongate their tail with the bat so that they could score crucial runs if the top order failed in the series.