Former Indian opener Sadagoppan Ramesh slammed the management for sending Harshit Rana ahead of Shivam Dube with the bat in the second T20I against Australia in Melbourne on October 31. After losing the toss and being asked to bat, the Men in Blue endured a torrid first half of their innings.India were reduced to 49/5 in the eighth over, resulting in a surprising promotion for Harshit Rana at No. 7. Harshit produced an admirable batting performance, scoring a 33-ball 35 to bail India out of trouble.However, it meant Dube came into bat at No. 8 with under five overs remaining in the innings. The southpaw lasted only two deliveries and was dismissed for four.Talking about the move to send Harshit ahead of Dube on his Instagram handle, Ramesh said:"Someone who cooks well can't be made a driver and a good driver can't become the cook. Likewise, the management should focus on each player's strength and main role in the team and aim to get the best out of them in that role. If they do something extra, that's well and good."He added:"But their secondary skill should not become the primary role and I fear that's happening in this Indian team. A bowler who can bat needs to deliver with the ball first and likewise a batter who can bat must deliver with the ball first. The management needs to be clear on this. That's where India are slipping right now."Harshit struggled in his primary role with the ball, conceding 27 runs off his two overs without picking up a wicket."India needs to stop playing musical chairs with their batting order" - Sadagoppan RameshSadagoppan Ramesh further slammed India for making massive changes to their batting order in the second Australian ODI. Despite skipper Suryakumar Yadav impressing at No. 3 in the series opener, India sent Sanju Samson to bat at the position.It meant the in-form Tilak Varma was demoted to No. 5 despite his excellent showing at No. 4 in the recent Asia Cup 2025 final."India needs to stop playing musical chairs with their batting order. They would have had a great chance of winning if they had scored 160 to 170. Didn't Suryakumar Yadav play well at No. 3 in the last match? He was not out as well. Then why send Sanju Samson at No. 3," said Ramesh (via the aforementioned source).Ramesh concluded:"He went from opening to No. 5 and now from 5 to 3. Because of this everyone is looking at each other in confusion on who might go in to bat next. Tilak Varma won India the Asia Cup final at No. 4 and you moved him to No. 5."In the end, Team India posted a sub-par total of 125 all-out in 18.4 overs before Australia completed the run-chase in a mere 13.2 overs with four wickets to spare. The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five affair after rain washed out the opening T20I.