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On bowling Kuldeep Yadav out in the Manchester Test, bowling coach Morne Morkel said that additional batting was necessary due to the instability of the top six batsmen. He admitted that the pitch was spinning but the need to score runs impressed the team combination.
Delhi: Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav is constantly sitting on the bench during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. He was not selected even on the pitch of Spin Helpful Edgbaston, as Washington Sundar was given a place in the team to strengthen the batting.
Now Kuldeep was not fed even in the Manchester Test. The fast bowlers were not getting much help here, but still Shardul Thakur was included in the team in place of injured Nitish Reddy. Now, as India’s bowlers are failing to dismiss England, questions are being raised on the decision to make Kuldeep out.
Kuldeep Yadav did not get a chance
On this, the team’s bowling coach Morne Morkel said in the press conference that the team wanted to feed Kuldeep, but could not do so due to the poor form of the top-6 batsmen.
Morkel said, “At the end of the day you need runs on the board. And our endeavor is to strengthen the batting so that we can score more than 400. It is necessary to do so against a team like England because their game is very aggressive.”
He further said, “If you know the truth, the pitch is still dry and spinning. In such a situation, we are trying to bring Washington and Jadeja. We are also trying to bring Kuldeep, but till our top-6 runs continuously, we have to think about the batting balance.”
Indian bowlers record deteriorated in Manchester
Talking about history, India’s bowlers have never been a special success in Manchester. Till now India has not been able to dismiss England here in both innings. This is the reason why India has not won on this ground.
In 1959, for the last time an Indian fast bowler took five wickets here. Spinners get more help on this pitch. In 1982, Dilip Doshi took six wickets against England here. However, he was a test draw.
Significantly, by the end of the third day of the fourth Test, England have scored 544/7 runs and have gained a strong lead of 186 runs. Captain Ben Stokes is unbeaten on 77 and Liam Dawson is playing 21 runs.
India’s bowling seems weak and the decision to sit Kuldeep Yadav out is now under question.
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