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Nasir Hussain especially expressed displeasure over the fact that the team gave a new ball to Anshul Kamboj, who was making her debut, while veteran Mohammad Siraj had to wait.
Delhi: India’s team scored 358 runs in the first innings on the second day of the fourth Test being played at Old Trafford, Manchester. Rishabh Pant’s brave innings contributed to this score. Even after retiring hurt due to injury, he returned and scored 54 runs in 75 balls. His struggle had brought the team to a good position.
Questions raised on the negligence of Indian bowlers
However, India’s bowling could not retain that lead. Indian bowlers failed to maintain line and length in front of England batsmen. For this, former England captain Nasir Hussain strongly criticized the strategies of Indian bowlers and captain.
Giving new ball to Kamboj instead of Siraj is beyond understanding
Nasir Hussain especially expressed displeasure over the fact that the team gave a new ball to Anshul Kamboj, who was making her debut, while veteran Mohammad Siraj had to wait. He said, “The conditions were a bit changed, but you cannot forget the line and length. The bowlers kept putting balls on the leg side again and again. The captain’s decisions were out of comprehension. Kamboj was not even in the team a week ago, and he is a strange decision to hand it the ball before Siraj.”
It is better to bring Siraj from the other end with Bumrah
Hussain further said, “If I had been a captain, I would give Siraj a small spell from the new ball and then bring him to the attack from the other end of Bumrah. Ben Stokes had taken a benner from one end of the pitch. Both the bounce and movement were being found from there. Team India lost everything that Pant had added.”
England opening pair did big loss
For England, Zack Croly and Ben Docket beat Indian bowlers fiercely. Together, both of them shared a 166 -run partnership in just 32 overs. England’s score was 225/2 by the end of the day’s play and now he is only 133 runs behind India’s first innings. The situation in England has become strong and India will now have to perform miraculous to return.
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