Former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh reacted after all-rounder Axar Patel batted ahead of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul in India's first ODI against Australia. "India won't change its strategy," he wrote on X, adding, "It's criminal to push a batter of Rahul's quality to number six." "For heaven's sake, please let Rahul bat at number five," Ganesh had said before the match.