IND vs Eng: ‘Many captains …’-East-India spinner blames KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant for chaos in Headingley. Cricket news
Former India spinner Murali Karthik has expressed concern about several players about directing several players during India’s first Test match against England at Headingly Cricket Ground, specifically pointing to KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant’s involvement in field placement decisions with Captain Shubman Gill. The Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy 2025 inaugurated test criticized India after England’s five-wicket win, which gave him a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The situation was revealed on 5 on the day of the Heading Test, especially Prasad Krishna claimed two wickets in the second session. Many senior players were seen giving different instructions on the field, which caused Karthik to consider the team’s leadership structure as confusion.
“At one point I felt that there were many captains,” Karthik said on the cricbuzz. “I could not understand yet. KL Rahul was acting hand, Rishabh Pant was also doing this, and so Shubman was Gill who is actually a person appointed as captain. I could not understand many hand signs. You would not want to complicate things. There is only a captain.” Whatever Karthik saw during the match, the senior player’s participation further expanded. “A senior player is making minor changes here and there, some correct someone when they feel that they are in the wrong position, send a third man or small, mid-on, mid-off;Quiz: Who is that IPL player? The Indian team has now moved to Birmingham for the second Test match, which is scheduled to be held from July 2 to July 6, 2025 at the Edgbaston Stadium. Reports suggest that India’s pace Spearhead Jasprit may remember the upcoming match due to the ideas of Bumrah Workload Management. Meanwhile, England have announced their squad for the second Test match, which includes Joffra Archer in the lineup. The England squad features Ben Stokes as Captain, as well as Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridan Cars, Sam Cook, Zak Croly, Ben Docket, Jamie Overton, Oli Pope, Joe Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tong and Chris Voke. The series named Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy 2025 continues to create interest to prepare both teams for a significant second test. England’s victory in the first Test has set a tone to promise to be an attractive series between two cricket powerhouses. The match in Edgbaston will be important for India as they level the series, while England will aim to build their pace with a headingley win. After Karthik’s comments about several decision makers during the first Test, it will be focused on leadership dynamics over the India region.
