Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Akash Deep replaced Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, and Sai Sudharsan. However, Kuldeep Yadav was once again unable to make the cut. In the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the Indian team’s management made three changes to their starting lineup for the second Test.
The second Test began in Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday, July 3. Following Ravindra Jadeja’s poor performance in the series opener, fans and commentators have been urging the Indian side to use the left-arm wrist spinner. But Shubman Gill said he needed additional cover in the batting area during the toss. Although the tourists have a lot of batting depth because to Sundar’s arrival at No. 8, Kuldeep Yadav arrival might have given their bowling unit a new, more aggressive dimension.
Michael Vaughan, the former captain of England, argues that India played it safe by not including Kuldeep Yadav, who, given the dry surface, might have easily claimed six-seven wickets in the Edgbaston Test.
“It’s safe to keep Kuldeep Yadav off the pitch. I don’t think they selected a bowler that could easily take six or seven wickets in a Test match.
You must receive twenty. The pitch is rather dry. You must undoubtedly play a leg-spinner. On Sony Sports Network, he stated, “I believe India made a safe choice.
Vaughan said that India’s defeat at Headingley, Leeds, in the first Test was not down to their batting. According to the cricketer-turned-expert, India should have taken the bull by the horns and introduced Kuldeep Yadav rather than strengthening the batting lineup and playing it safe.
“You start choosing for safety when a team finds itself behind and losing. Going for it and taking chances is the only way to break that losing streak. This is a really safe choice, in my opinion. It could work, and they could bat very well. He went on to say, “The issue at Headingley wasn’t the batting.
England chose to bowl first on Wednesday after winning the toss. Shubman achieved a spectacular century, while Chris Woakes bowled effectively and took a few wickets. India finished on 310/5 at Stumps, led by a stroke-filled 87 from Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jadeja is batting on 41 while Shubman is batting on 114.
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