Bumrah, Shami, Siraj and who? Pacers in controversy to make India’s Test Squad for England

The announcement of the India cricket team’s squad for the England Test series has been delayed. This has happened for two reasons. First, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli declared their retirement. The second Indian Premier League (IPL) starts again in 2025.

Who will be the new Test captain of India? If Kohli will bat at number 4 in England if he retires? Will KL Rahul take Rohit’s initial place? These questions are being asked. What you are forgetting is that these are bowlers who win you a Test series. If Jasprit Bumrah was not present in Australia, India would have lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 0-4. It was that or nothing when it came to taking wickets.

Passers in controversy for India’s test squad for England

That is why to win a Test series in England after 18 years, you need a solid pace bowling unit. Unlike the past, in the Bazball era, the pitch can be quite diverse. So you can see green top, dry pitches and anything that are neither here nor there. This means that you may need to collect a speed attack that is not an dimensional.

Swing: Mohammad Siraj, Khalil Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh, Ansul Kamboj
Seam: Mohammed Shami, Akash deep
hit the deck: Prasad Krishna, Harshit Rana
Everything: Jasprit Bumrah

Swing king

Swing seems to be present in England; Therefore, you need people like Mohammad Siraj, Khalel Ahmed, Arshdeep Singh and Ansul Kamboj. Two right hand and two left -handed fast bowlers. It may be that two are chosen, one of each, but they will be needed. Especially a left-bormer to combat the choice of Joe Root, Zak Croly, Oli Pope and Jamie Smith.

Siraj should form a team, given that he is an average of 26.20 with a new ball (0-20 overs) in England. Only Bumrah has a better record among the current bowlers. Khalil and Kamboj have also been selected for India A, so they have a chance to show what they can do. Arshdeep is not going to visit India, but he has an edge over Khalil and Kamboj as he has played county cricket.

Control and movement

Mohammed Shami does not have a great record in England, but he has got experience and impeccable control. His ability to move the ball from the pitch in the pace makes him one of the best. Representative and fitness will be an issue, though. If he is not, the sky lamp can be like a great replacement. Akash is also part of a squad in India, and we can estimate their performance in England after an impressive performance in Australia.

Speed ​​and natural wickets

As mentioned above, in the Bazball era, the pitches may be good for flattering and batting. There you need bowlers, who can manufacture wickets. Prasad Krishna and Harshit Rana fall in this category. Prasad IPL is set on fire in 2025 and is affected by its speed, bounce and control in the Sydney. Harshit is still raw and inexperienced. But the management likes him. He is also going to play against England Lions.

Jasprit Bumrah, Jacks of all trades

All the pacers described above are great on one thing or another. But then there is Bumrah, which can do all this. He is the only fast bowler for less than 20 average with at least 200 wickets in Test cricket. He will be the leader of the pack. The center of all this. India needs to keep them fit and then other people need to play supporting roles and let them work their magic.

According to Bumrah’s standards, England has not been his best hunting ground. Nevertheless, it is 26.27 on an average and has two 5-cickets. If fit, it does not matter whether the pitch is swing, seam or flat. He has the best batsman of England, who is wood on the root. And already, lions have shown what he can do on dry pitches in India in 2024. Who can forget Oli Pope your setting yorker?