Mohammad Siraj’s long net session was very much discussed on social media during India’s first training session after losing by five wickets in the first Test against England. In the headingley Test, India was overwhelmed by the lower order and the tailor batsmen in both innings and in such a situation, Siraj’s focus on batting can be a new thinking of team management.
Siraj was seen practicing batting
Siraj was seen practicing batting under the supervision of batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. He was practicing bending under short balls, leaving balls going out of off stump and playing forward defensive shot from soft hands. This preparation of Siraj shows that the team is now expecting contribution to the bowlers as well.
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Famous and Bumrah did not appear in practice
Fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah and the famous Krishna were absent from this training session. The last six batsmen of India could score only 65 runs in both innings. Head coach Gautam Gambhir has repeatedly emphasized that every run is important, and now it seems that the team management has decided that the bowlers will not be ignored.
Changes in Team India’s bowling possible for second Test
The second Test of the series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston ground in Birmingham on Wednesday, July 2 at 3:30 pm (Indian time). There are reports of resting Jasprit Bumrah under the workload management, while Shardul Thakur can be dropped from the playing XI due to poor performance from both bat and ball. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh can get a chance in his place.
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Ravichandran Ashwin advised Mohammad Siraj to a new role
Regarding the second Test, R Ashwin has advised Mohammad Siraj to play a new role, which also indicates that Siraj’s role may be bigger than before in this match.
Talking about history, the Edgebeston ground of Birmingham has not been special for India. Team India has played seven Tests here so far, but has not won a single match.