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After the fourth day’s game, when Morkel was questioned about this strategy, he admitted that it was discussed every time before the selection. Morkel said, “To be honest, it was part of the conversation before every Test.
Delhi: India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has admitted that at the end of the tour of England, the team will surely think whether it was the right decision not to feed four main bowlers in the five-Test series. Throughout the series, India decided to enter the field with three fast bowlers, while the rest of the players were elected to give depth in batting. In the last match of the Oval Test only, India played with two spinners and three fast bowlers and included an additional batsman Karun Nair in the team.
Kuldeep Yadav did not get a chance
Kuldeep Yadav remained sitting on the bench in the entire Test series due to Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar preferring in spin. Before the start of the series, it was expected that Kuldeep would get a chance to play an important role, but the team management did not keep him in the playing XI. This strategy has also been criticized and many experts believe that India did not show hunger to take 20 wickets necessary to win a Test match.
Morne Morkel made a statement
After the fourth day’s game, when Morkel was questioned about this strategy, he admitted that it was discussed every time before the selection. Morkel said, “To be honest, it was a part of the conversation before every Test. Looking at the first three days pitch and weather, we felt that it is necessary to go with the additional batsman. In the last few Tests, our fourth bowler did not even get more bowling opportunity because Walhi and Jadeja also put the over. So we felt that we would have been more important to be on the run board. But we will definitely do it after the tour.”
Root and Brooke’s partnership increased tension
When Joe Root and Harry Brooke were standing at the crease, it seemed that India would lose this test. But in the whole series, as India did not give up, the same was seen in this test. The team returned at the right time and brought the match to a thrilling turn.
Morkel said, “You cannot take the risk of giving up in such an important Test. It was necessary for us to break that partnership and bring a new batsman. We have seen the first to find another soon after falling one wicket. We just maintained peace and tried to put the ball in the right area.”
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