Sarfaraz Khan Debut, Big Changes In Bowling, Harbhajan Singh Picks India XI For 2nd Test Against England | Cricket News

Former Indian cricket group spinner Harbhajan Singh advised enormous modifications within the bowling assault as he picked the taking part in XI for the second Test match in opposition to England beginning February 2. Harbhajan stated that Sarfaraz Khan must be handed his Test debut within the absence of KL Rahul with all-rounder Washington Sundar changing the injured Ravindra Jadeja. He additionally suggested Rohit Sharma to go along with 4 spinners within the bowling division with Kuldeep Yadav changing Mohammed Siraj. That implies that Jasprit Bumrah can be taking part in as the one specialist pacer within the group picked by the previous Indian cricket group star.

“I think Sarfaraz should be played at No. 5. He has been scoring a lot of runs in domestic cricket and even for India A in the matches against England Lions,” Harbhajan stated on his YouTube channel.

Harbhajan stated that the choice to play Kuldeep Yadav or Mohammed Siraj will depend upon how the wicket appears to be like in Vishakhapatnam. Reports recommend that the observe could be pleasant to spinners and in that case, Harbhajan advised that Kuldeep must be added retaining his World Cup type in thoughts.

“In No. 11, it should be Kuldeep Yadav. He has the variations and he can also turn the ball in both directions. Recently, his performance was extremely good in the World Cup. If the team wants to add an extra spinner, the team should go with Kuldeep Yadav. If the wicket has something, play Siraj but if you think that it is a turning track, play Kuldeep as the fourth spinner,” Harbhajan defined. 

Harbhajan Singh’s India taking part in XI for second Test match in opposition to England: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, KS Bharat, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav/Mohammed Siraj.