Rajiv’s report from England. After losing the series first in Australia and now in England, one thing has come out that Team India is playing Test cricket with scared and scared strategy, due to which the team has lost 8 out of 11 Tests and their graph is going to Haras in the Test. Now one thing has been decided that India will not win against England by being defensive. The way to deal with England is to answer in the same way. Turning back, India was defensive in Leeds. The batsmen performed exceptionally well to score 450 and 350 runs, but it did not get his right as bowling was not able to take 20 wickets. Looking back in the headingley, it seems that India lacks the shortage of Kuldeep Yadav or Arshdeep Singh.
Both are real wicket -taking bowlers and their shortage in England’s second innings. On the fifth day, as soon as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj finished their first spell, the pressure ended. The famous Krishna conceded 38 runs in his first 6 overs and Shardul Thakur gave 17 runs in 3 overs. At a time when there was a need to maintain pressure, India’s associate bowlers spread it around and easily dismissed England. This forced Shubman Gill to be defensive and suddenly only a slip remained when the opposing team was chasing the huge target of 371.
Affilant change is necessary in Birmingham
R Jadeja, Karun Nair, Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudarshan have hardly contributed with the bat in the Leeds Test match, although no one should suggest big changes, but it is also necessary to think what possible options may be for India to take wickets in Edgbaston. Former selector and cricketer Saba Karim said that Nitish Reddy, who is a very good batsman and has performed it under difficult Australian circumstances, can replace Shardul Thakur at number six. He is a good fielder and can also give the team a few overs of medium speed when the bowlers need rest. Apart from this, on the basis of the circumstances present in Birmingham, Arshdeep Singh should be given instead of Siraj. If there is grass in the wicket, Arshdeep can be a very good initial option for India. If the wicket is dry, then Kuldeep may or is not a big option, then Kuldeep should play instead of Ravindra Jadeja, who has taken 17 waters in the last series of England. Leeds’s batting is the biggest strength and Gill and Gautam Gambhir will now know that they do not need additional cushion at number 8.
Match winner does not want cover bowler
The former selector took a dig at the team management and said that he needs a match winner bowler instead of the cover bowler. Bumrah, the famous and Arshdeep, Kuldeep can land with four out and out wicket -taking bowlers. Even the famous should be under investigation to bowl for free in every innings. After three good balls, there is always a boundary ball and this is where the pressure is reduced. In Leeds twice, India got a chance to get England out of the match. From 430-3, he was killed at 471. The lower middle order and tail batsmen did not help. The same happened in the second innings, which Ben Stokes mentioned in his press conference at the end of the game. And this is where India needs to change the situation.
Change the situation by becoming aggressive in Edgbuston. All the players of the top order are getting into Birmingham with full confidence, so there is no reason not to take some adventure decisions. Leeds has raised hopes that this team can compete, now the time has come to go a step ahead and equal the situation in Birmingham.
