Ravi Shastri on Bumrah: Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri is not holding himself back from openly criticising Indian captain Shubman Gill and the current Indian management. This time around, the former coach has unleashed his fury on the coach-captain duo for resting Jasprit Bumrah in the Edgbaston Test.
Shubman Gill at the toss called the decision to rest Jasprit Bumrah, citing the importance of the Lord’s Test and hence to utilise him there; he has been rested at Edgbaston.
Play Your Best Bowler in a Must-Win Game,” Says Ravi Shastri
Speaking after the toss, Ravi Shastri said,
“You have the best fast bowler in the world, and you make him sit out after seven days of rest. That is very hard to believe.”
And like you mentioned, a week between test matches—this is an important test match, a must-win game for India. If they have to stay alive in the series, then you need your premier fast bowler playing. And no ifs and buts, he should have been playing,” Shastri added to his claims.
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s premier fast bowler, has been replaced by speedster Akash Deep in the Indian playing 11 for the Edgbaston test. Bumrah was India’s finest pace bowler with 5 wickets in the first innings of the Leeds Test.
He also followed with an economical yet wicketless second innings. Bumrah has been seen in the nets at Birmingham as he toiled himself up bowling at his full swing. However, Akash Deep makes his entry into the 11 following his last match in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Ravi Shastri Also Questions Kuldeep Yadav and Sai Sudharsan’s Exclusion
India will now head forward with three pacers: Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna, while Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar remain as the spin options.
Alongside Jasprit Bumrah, who rested for the second Test, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, whose return was anticipated in the Indian test side, has not been picked in the 11.
Kuldeep Yadav has not been picked; instead, Shardul Thakur has been replaced by all-rounder Washington Sundar, who is both a crucial lower-order batter and right-arm off-spinner.
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Citing this change, Shubman Gill, the new captain, clarified at the toss that despite being lured to bring in Kuldeep Yadav as a frontline spinner into the side by several veterans of the game, the Indian management decided to strengthen the Indian lower-order batting with the inclusion of Washington Sundar.
“I am a little surprised Sai Sudharsan is dropped. He played well in that Test match. Kuldeep Yadav, that guy has to wait. Poor chap,” said Ravi Shastri.
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