The former Indian cricket Sunil Gavascar was confused by the Indian decision not to include Kuldeep Yadav to strengthen the bowling attack for the second test against England in Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday 2.
Great launches were left as visitors decided not to send their bowling unit with other goals, even after he decided to rest his premiere champion Jasprit Bumhrah.
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Gavascar believes that Edgbaston’s playground could be ideal KULDEEP to tune your magicDue to the potential of rotation.
“I am a little confused that the Kuldeep was not selected, because on a pitch where everyone says there is a little more,” Gavascar said at Sony Sports Network.
In throwing Shaubman Gill, he revealed that the party had made three changes. Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan were omitted, with Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy come as a replacement.
Gavascar also questioned the decision to rest someone like Bumrah, since they are their strongest attacking pitch. While Akash Deep could be effective in English conditions, given the swing that it can generate with its equal supplies, the lack of adequate support remains a problem and could reopen one person’s efforts to keep India in the competition.
More depth of launching or more attacking pitching?
Gavascar was also critical of the decision to bring more versatile to deepen the launch line -up, especially after India gathered over 800 runs in Leeds in the first test in Leeds.
“If the Supreme Order dough does not give you the runs you expect, then Washington in 7 or Nitish Reddy at 8 will necessarily correct it, because they were not doughs that failed in the first test. You scored 830 runs.
“So, where you needed to strengthen, there was a goal in the department, not so much when launching,” Gavascar concluded.
The Indian team is under great pressure In the second accessory and loss, she could see how England would leave with a healthy leadership and put them in claim to take a series without breaking sweat.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
2 July 2025
