Jasprit Bumrah India cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir is not already a selection puzzle before India vs Ang Edgbaston Test.
24 hours to go for the ING vs Engbaston test, but India’s playing XI has a lot of question marks. While the biggest puzzle is the availability of Jasprit Bumrah, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir will also need to call at other places. As things stand, India can take bold calls in the series instead of waiting for a long time after losing the Leeds Test.
While one last minute call appears on the basis of Bumrah circumstances, Gambhir must decide on another spinner. India’s assistant coach Ryan Ten Dyschhet confirmed that the plan was to go to Birmingham with two spinners. While Ravindra Jadeja, despite its recent data in army countries, is an automated option, the fight is between Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar for the second place. Another big call will be about Shardul Thakur. Did Gambhir leave Shardul after just one match in favor of Nitish Reddy? What about the third seamar? Arshdeep Singh or Akash Deep – If Bumrah is rested, who will come?
Sai lives on reforms?
Tamil Nadu young man has played only one Test, scored a duck and 30. But with a change in combination of batting, Gambir can be forced to leave Sai Sudarshan. If Bharat looks at Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy to connect, either Sudhrasan or Karun Nair should be dropped to make a place. If both live, it can be Ravindra Jadeja.
Will India leave Ravindra Jadeja?
If India clings to both Sai Reformson and Karun Nair, the only option is to demolish Ravindra Jadeja, if Gambhir wants to bring in both Reddy and Sundar. In the last five years in the army countries, in 14 matches, Jadeja has taken 23 wickets at a strike rate of 90.6. With the bat, Jadeja has scored an average of 622 runs on an average of 29.61. However, his century and three fifties in Edgbaston. But his contribution with the bat was not very good, stopping that century in Edgbaston.
While India was looking for wickets in Leeds, Jadeja performed a defensive magic. He returned with only one wicket at the rate of 4.30 economy. It was not defensive bowling. Their conditions can inspire Gambhir to serve the same purpose to see Washington Beautiful.
| Mat | Inn | Over | Wickets | Best | average | economy | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 22 | 347.3 | 23 | 4/62 | 43.08 | 2.85 | 90.6 |
Nitish Reddy on Sharadul Thakur?
Leeds had a misleading selection. With just 16 overs in two innings with Shardul Thakur bowling, it never understood that a bowling is an all -rounder. With the bat, Shardul contributed 1 and 4. It may inspire India to turn to Nitish Reddy, who is a batting all -rounder after double collapse in Leeds. Reddy can strengthen India’s batting and bowl 20 overs in two innings. Even though Reddy did not have extraordinary returns in two warm-up matches, the team management could show confidence in Reddy.
Washington Sundar or Kuldeep Yadav?
Almost all experts have chosen Kuldeep Yadav playing XI in their India. On a dry Edgbaston pitch, Kuldeep could bamse the batsmen of Ben Stokes. Chinaman worked with former England captain Kevin Pietersen in the Delhi Capital Net’s. He knows how to crack the Bazball code. However, being Kuldeep ahead of Washington Sundar can mean weakening India’s batting. To further weakening India’s lower order batting, Sundar, Sundar, may get the node of Kuldeep.
Jaspreet Bumrah or rest?
Since 1 test, there are lots of speculation over the availability of Bumrah in the IND vs ENG EDGBASTON test. Neither the captain nor the coach wanted to spread beans. India’s assistant coach Ryan Ten Dotat confirmed Bumrah’s availability, but refused to confirm whether Bumrah would play due to workload management in Birmingham.
Bumrah was the only bright example of India’s bowling in Leeds. He achieved a feeler in the first innings. But he bowled 43 overs, over three other pacers. Only Jadeja bowled more than that. With eight-day comfort between two tests, Bumrah is now very well resting and is likely to be available for Ind vs EDGBASTON test.
India’s bowling in Leeds
| Player | Inn | Over | Run | Wickets | BBI | average | economy | SR |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 43.4 | 140 | 5 | 5/83 | 28.00 | 3.20 | 52.40 |
| Prasad krishna | 2 | 35.0 | 220 | 5 | 3/128 | 44.00 | 6.28 | 42.00 |
| Shardul Thakur | 2 | 16.0 | 89 | 2 | 2/51 | 44.50 | 5.56 | 48.00 |
| Mohammad Siraj | 2 | 41.0 | 173 | 2 | 2/122 | 86.50 | 4.21 | 123.00 |
| Ravindra jadeja | 2 | 47.0 | 172 | 1 | 1/104 | 172.00 | 3.65 | 282.00 |
Arshdeep Singh or Akash deep?
Now, suppose that Jasprit Bumrah has been rested, which will come in the form of replacement? If India goes back again with three frontline seamers, then either Akash Deep or Arshdeep Singh will come in. But who will he be?
Arshdeep is yet to make his Test debut. But he can be India’s new ball bowler as he can swing in both ways. Akash Deep is a seam bowler. If the weather conditions are allowed, India can go with Arshdeep if you rest Bumrah.
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