Baffling: Sunil Gavaskar tears into Kuldeep Yadav snub in 2nd Check vs England
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was baffled by India’s choice to not embrace Kuldeep Yadav to strengthen the bowling assault for the second Check in opposition to England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday, 2 July.
The batting nice was left gobsmacked by how the guests opted to not bolster their bowling unit with extra wicket-taking choices, even after selecting to relaxation their premier bowler, Jasprit Bumrah.
Even Ravi Shastri, the previous India head coach, was additionally stunned by the workforce’s transfer to not play Jasprit Bumrah, contemplating he’s coming in after per week’s relaxation.
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“You have got the very best quick bowler on this planet and also you make him sit out after seven days’ relaxation. It is one thing very laborious to consider and I am unable to agree with it,” Shastri stated on Sky Sports activities.
Gavaskar believes the Edgbaston pitch may have been splendid for Kuldeep to weave his magic, given the potential for flip.
“I am a bit baffled that Kuldeep wasn’t picked, as a result of on a pitch like this, the place everyone says there’s a bit extra flip,” Gavaskar stated on Sony Sports activities Community.
On the toss, Shubman Gill revealed that the aspect had made three adjustments. Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan have been neglected, with Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy coming in as replacements.
Gavaskar additionally questioned the choice to relaxation somebody like Bumrah, contemplating he’s their most potent attacking bowler. Whereas Akash Deep may very well be efficient in English situations, given the swing he can generate along with his straight-seamed deliveries, the dearth of enough help stays a priority and it may as soon as once more come all the way down to a one-man effort to maintain India within the contest.
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Gavaskar was additionally important of the choice to usher in extra all-rounders to deepen the batting line-up, particularly after India had amassed over 800 runs throughout two innings within the first Check at Leeds.
“In case your top-order batters will not be supplying you with the runs you anticipate, then Washington at 7 or Nitish Reddy at 8 gained’t essentially repair that, as a result of these weren’t the batters who failed you within the first Check. You scored 830 runs. You didn’t rating 380 in two innings — it was 830-plus. That’s quite a lot of runs,” he stated.
“So, the place you wanted strengthening was within the wicket-taking division, not a lot within the batting,” Gavaskar concluded.
The Indian workforce are underneath quite a lot of strain within the second fixture, and a loss right here may see England stroll away with a wholesome lead and put them in rivalry to take the collection with out breaking a sweat.
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