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India’s training started in Birmingham, where Arshdeep Singh practiced fiercely with bowling coach Morne Morkel. Bumrah and the famous Krishna did not attend training.
Delhi: Before the second match of India’s Test series, Team India started their first training session in Birmingham. During this, fast bowler Arshdeep Singh practiced for a long time. According to the report, Arshdeep specially worked with bowling coach Morne Morkel. Arshdeep has not been able to debut in Test cricket yet, but if Jasprit Bumrah does not play in the next match, then he can get a chance.
Bumrah and not famous included
According to the Times of India report, both Jaspreet Bumrah and the famous Krishna did not participate in this training session. However, both were present in the stadium. Bumrah has already made it clear that he will play only three Test matches and after that he will take further decision according to his fitness. Significantly, Bumrah captained India in Edgbaston in 2022, where England achieved the target of 378 runs.
Work on Siraj’s batting too
Not only the bowler, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak also paid special attention to Mohammad Siraj’s batting technique. In the first Test, the Indian lower order was failing badly in both innings, due to which the team could not make a big score. England captain Ben Stokes also said in a post match press conference that dismissing Indian tail early was the turning point of the match.
If Bumrah does not play the second Test, then India’s possible pace attack may look something like this.
- Mohammad Siraj – 37 Tests
- Akash Deep – 7 Tests
- Famous Krishna – 4 Tests
- Arshdeep Singh – Test debut left
Expect change in second test
India can change the second Test after the defeat in the headingley test. If the pitch is once again dry and flat, India can give a chance to two spinners. Also, the team will expect that lower order batsmen will contribute more this time, because Edgbaston’s pitch is being considered helpful for the batsmen.
Team India has lagged behind in the series
In the first Test, England had achieved a big target of 371 runs in just one day. Ben Docket had neutralized Bumrah by batting brilliantly in the last innings. Bumrah did not get a single wicket. Now that the next Test is to start from July 2, Team India will have to land with better strategy and combination.
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