SHARDUL THAKUR in action on the second day 4. R Ashwin strongly criticized India’s decision to omit Kuldeep Yadav for the fourth test in Manchester, suggesting that the continuing obsession of the team with the depth of the launch came at the cost of the goal. On the day when the English openers were torn into bowling Indian, Ashwin questioned the team’s leadership. “If someone told me that Kuldeep Yadav would not play any role in the first four tests, I would be very, very surprised,” he said on his YouTube channel. “Unfortunately, it’s our obsession with tabs and looking for the 20-30 other runs.” England ended on the 2nd day at 225/2, ending by 133, after a 166-run stand between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Their aggressive approach caused the Indian pitch to fight.
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Ashwin added: “Gone are those days in England; the advantage of 20-30 runs is gone … picking up 2-3 goals is even more critical than those 30-40 runs.”As India continues to fight hosts 3. Day, visitors still have to take the goal. Joe Root and Ollie Pope remain solid in the fold when England exceeded the 300-Run brand before lunch.
