After bowling a lot of overs in the Leeds Test, former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik stated that he doesn’t think Jasprit Bumrah will want to play in the second Test match against England at Birmingham, Edgbaston. However, the decision has proven problematic for both the Indian team and the star bowler after they lost the first game of the series.
According to Karthik, the seasoned bowler would prefer to wait for the Lord’s Test, which starts on 10 July and gives him more than two weeks to relax and recover for the crucial five-match series, rather than play on a flat pitch at Edgbaston.
“We must first check to see if Bumrah is performing. Bumrah probably wouldn’t want to perform at Edgbaston. I would expect him to wait. Since he has bowled a lot of overs in this game, it is flat and would offer his body more time. The more sleep he gets, the better. Speaking on Cricbuzz, Karthik stated, “I think he would love playing at Lord’s, but it is not about what he wants, but what the team feels he must do as well.”
India doesn’t need to play more than one spinner, according to Karthik.
Since Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Shardul Thakur were unable to put any pressure on the English batsmen, it is clear from the first Test that India is mostly depending on Bumrah to perform at his peak. Despite taking five wickets in the Test match, Krishna gave up runs in both innings at an economy rate of more than 6.00. Because catches were missed off his bowling, Siraj was unlucky. He was far from his best, though. In contrast, Thakur returned with a few wickets despite bowling just six overs in the first innings and ten in the second, which went against the flow of play.
In contrast, Jasprit Bumrah was India’s most economical bowler, going five for in the first innings and going wicketless in the second.
You don’t need to play more than one spinner, as England’s entire culture makes clear. Your batting is actually weakened if you are facing two spinners. One thing they must be quite certain of is that they cannot predict what England will do. The former cricket player turned analyst went on to remark, “What England is doing is very simple, they have picked even if it is an ordinary bowling and are saying you give us whatever you want to chase, we will back ourselves to do it.”
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