IND vs Ang Live Score, Second Test Match Day 1: Shubman Gill and Company face selection targeting Series Equalizer
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The 31 -year -old participation has been the subject of intensive debate, as only three of the five tests were a prior agreement to include them. Despite more than a week between the first Tests in Leeds and the third in Lord’s, the team is considering keeping Bumrah back for the moment, with the second in Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Although the India trails 1–0 in the series, they are taking their time before making a decision. The weather conditions can affect their plans, with light rains in 1, 4, and 5 days, and the pitch, showing itself the symptoms of dryness, probably favored India’s slow bowlers.
Keeping these factors in mind, the team believes that they have enough options for the series to level or preserve the current scorline without immediately deploying Bumrah, possibly saving him for Lords where the slope can increase its effectiveness.
Team selection discussion is not only focused on Bumrah. India is also considering fielding a patch, two spinners on a dry pitch – a combination that can compete with both Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar for partner Ravindra Jadeja’s partner. The final decision will weigh the need to attack options against the desire for the depth of the batting.
It is no surprise that India is hesitant to reduce its batting strength, despite Captain Shubman Gill’s bold pre-series statement expressing desire to include four tail-enders in search of 20 wickets.
Most of the selection debate centers on the all-rounder role, which could be a direct competition between Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored a century in the last century in Boxing Day last December.
During the training, Nitish slip cordon was actively involved – the fourth slip and the street with Sai Reformson – Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after several missed catchs in Heddingly. Meanwhile, Karun Nair, KL Rahul and Gill have maintained their spots with Leeds.
Although Ten Dock described these changes as an attempt to make more fielding depth, he strongly indicated that Nitish was rapidly a claim for the onset of a test.
