Former India coach Ravi Shastri has launched a scathing assault on the present Indian group administration for resting Jasprit Bumrah in an important Check match, the place India is vying to degree the five-match collection.“You have got one of the best quick bowler on the planet, and also you make him sit out after seven days of relaxation,” Shastri mentioned on Sky Cricket.“, it’s one thing very exhausting to imagine,” he added.With out taking coach Gautam Gambhir’s identify, Shastri raised issues about India’s current dropping streak in Check cricket.“In case you have a look at the run India has had, this turns into a really, crucial Check match. You’ve misplaced three towards New Zealand, you’ve misplaced three towards Australia, you’ve misplaced the primary Check match right here, and also you need to get again to successful methods,” he mentioned.Bumrah, India’s greatest bowler however on a three-Check quota within the five-Check collection, was changed by Akash Deep, who will play his first Check this yr.Batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy changed bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, who scored just one and 4 within the first-Check loss in Leeds final week.Washington Sundar, the off-spin bowling all-rounder with 25 wickets and a batting common of 42 in 9 Assessments, has additionally are available in to shore up the batting, which suffered late-order collapses of 41-7 and 31-6 in Leeds.
Sai Sudharsan, who scored 0 and 30 on his Check debut in Leeds, was dropped, and Karun Nair was promoted to No. 3 within the order.India was made to bat first on a batting-friendly Edgbaston pitch after the toss was gained by England, which has an unchanged lineup. India captain Shubman Gill mentioned he additionally would have bowled first.England’s resolution means it’ll chase once more within the fourth innings. It hunted down 371 in Leeds to win by 5 wickets and chased 378 towards India on the identical floor in 2022.India has by no means overwhelmed England at Edgbaston in eight earlier Assessments going again to 1967.
