Headache from Headingley: How will India rally be held after losing 1 Test? Should Kuldeep Yadav now come to Shee? , Cricket news

With a batting lineup in transition, the consensus in England’s tour was that it would be a difficult task for Shubman Gill’s boys. By the end of the first test in the headingley on Monday, the climbing stator appears, although the goalpost has now moved slightly.For the first time in the 149 -year history of Test cricket, a team has lost after a five -century recording. In two innings, India scored 835 runs, the fourth largest tally in a test that could not be defended. For the defeat of this magnitude, where the 371 fourth innings was not enough on a five pitch on a tired day, the bowlers would have to bear the brunt.After bowling his heart in the first innings and taking 5-83, Jasprit Bumrah was played with great caution by the English batsmen in the second innings in the second innings. But this was his support artist who left a lot to be desired. Mohammad Siraj could not create constant pressure, while fame Krishna, despite five wickets in two innings, went for more than six runs. Alone spin option Ravindra Jadeja cannot come close to the destruction on the spin-friendly track in India.

But coach Gautam Gambhir gave the assumption that there will be no wholesale changes in the bowling attack for a second test in Birmingham in a week’s time. When he talked about Siraj’s experience, Prasad was also highly appreciated.“Except for Bumrah and Siraj, we do not have much experience in the attack. Prasad bowled very well and we got important wickets. He brings something different to the table with a boom that he produces and the content to become a very good test bowler,” Gambhir said.“We have to give them time,” Gambhir said about the speed attack. “Earlier, we had four fast bowlers in the squad with an experience of over 40 tests. It does not have such a big impact in ONEDAY or T20 matches, but when you go to Australia, England or South Africa for testing, for experience matters,”.“These are the early days. If we start judging our bowlers after every test, how will we develop a bowling attack? Apart from Bumrah and Siraj, other bowlers have quality, which is why they are in this dressing room. But we have to support them because it is not about a tour. It is about making a fast-bouler battery that can serve India for a long time in Test cricket, “Gambhir said.

Even if the top-three pacers are retained, it will be difficult to remain with Shardul Thakur. He bowled only 16 overs in the test, took two wickets, and failed with the bat. However, Gambhir said that the wickets that Sharadul got was important, there is no doubt that there is a case to strengthen the bowling attack, which was a shortage of teeth to take 20 wickets. “I agree that even though you scored 1000 runs, but not a winning guarantee. To win, you need to take 20 wickets, but we have to look at the terms (in Edgbaston) before taking the call.

Kuldeep looks an essential inclusion

If the coach has to walk on the matter, then his best condition may be Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test. The left-arm wrist spinner played a brilliant hand when England visited India in 2023-24, taking 19 wickets at an average of 20.14. The choice of Harry Brook and Jamie Smith, who has given enough trouble to India in the first Test, is not the best player of spin and can struggle to read a wrist spinner by hand.If Kuldeep plays, he will be an option to take a real wicket, something that India was remembered in Headingly after being played outside Bumrah. But this will not be at the cost of Ravindra Jadeja, which despite the minor returns in the first Test, there are still enough backchers in the team.Captain Shubman Gill said he was happy with the all -rounder’s performance. Gill said, “He bowled very well and created enough opportunities, there was one that Rishabh (Pant) did not see,” and he also got support in Gambhir. This is the ability to keep Jadeja down and bowl quickly, which also works in his favor. This leaves Shardul at a weak place, but the team management needs to take whether they are fine with three pacers.If they want the option of fourth speed with two spinners -the only player in the top order who can make way for all -rounder Nitish Reddy batting, Karun Nair. With 0 and 20, Nair did not set fire at all, while Nitish’s performance in Australia, including a century in MCG, could be a serious and an attractive option for the company.

Not sweating late in order

In two innings, India lost 13 wickets for 72 runs, leading to a significant difference in the end. Gambhir admitted that the team had received 550-600 from where they (431–3) were in the first innings, it would have made a difference. “It’s not that they are not implementing themselves, they are trying. Yes, they were important, but I do not want to blame for not getting a lot of runs on 9, 10 and 11,” Gambhir said. The coach had a point as 471 and 364 should be sufficient to win a Test match in England.It should be seen whether India takes a bold call to play five expert bowlers to build the top-order well.