Former wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani lashed out at the Indian team management in Australia for “playing with the career” of Rahul Dravid by pushing him to the opener’s slot.

Kirmani felt Dravid has established himself as a dependable number three in the batting order and the team management’s decision to send him as opener was not justified.

“Dravid has been consistently performing at no. 3 slot and he should have continued at it. It was not a right decision particularly when specialist opener Sehwag was in the squad,” he said.

He said he had been taken aback by Sehwag’s exclusion from the final eleven despite the right-hander having an impressive record in Australia.

Kirmani said he did not see any reason for having two spinners in the playing eleven on bouncy Australian pitches.