“He Will Have Variations”: Anil Kumble Backs India Spinner For Place In 2nd Test vs England | Cricket News

Team India misplaced to England by 28 runs within the first Test of the five-match sequence on Sunday in Hyderabad. On Day 4, England acquired bundled out for 420, setting a goal of 231 for India. Ollie Pope was the principle architect of England’s rating together with his knock of 196 runs. Later, the hosts fumbled within the chase and acquired bundled out for 202 after Tom Hartley registered a terrific seven-wicket haul. The Rohit Sharma-led facet will now look to bounce again within the second Test, which will probably be performed in Visakhapatnam from Friday. 

India’s bowling efficiency was a blended bag within the first Test however pacer Mohammed Siraj’s below-par outing left everybody disenchanted. Many specialists have prompt that India ought to play solely pacer and embody 4 spinners of their assault. 

Former India spinner Anil Kumble acknowledged that if India are naming 4 spinners, then one place ought to positively be given to Kuldeep Yadav. 

“I am not really sure whether you need a fourth spinner. But if India feels that they need only one fast bowler then having Kuldeep will certainly help. He will have variations but England will come and do the same things they did in Hyderabad. The wicket could be a turning one and we are expecting the pace to be quicker than this,” Kumble mentioned on JioCinema. 

“This was slow but it was a good wicket if you applied yourself. India certainly needs to buckle up with their approach to playing against spin because I felt the approach of a couple of batters wasn’t positive and even the footwork wasn’t what you expected,” he added. 

Talking in regards to the match, the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja scalped six and 5 wickets respectively. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah scalped two wickets within the first innings after which went on to register a four-wicket haul in the second.