Ind vs Eng 2nd Test: to play Jaspreet Bumrah or not? Ravi Shastri suggested his suggestion. Cricket news
Former India cricket coach Ravi Shastri has called the Indian team to maintain a positive attitude as he prepares for another important test against England in Edgbaston, after a five -wicket defeat in a series opener in Headingley. Despite India’s major performance through the first Test match of the ICC World Test Championship series, he was in a state of victory to win his hopes in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.India faces uncertainty about the availability of his pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, whose charge is carefully monitored. The team management is also considering adding another spinner to support Ravindra Jadeja in the upcoming match.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Shastri emphasized the importance of India’s response to defeat, highlighting immediate action and flexibility requirement.“The most important thing for India is to throw the counter punch almost immediately,” Shastri said ICC review“When you lose a Test match in this way, where you have dominated most of them and then you lose it in England with a big chase and full digits in the last day and do so, it will require a lot of character to come forward and to bounce back to the series.”
The former coach addressed the uncertainty around Bumrah’s participation, while hoping to join the important match.“Now, whether Bumrah plays or does not play, no one knows. But let’s hope that he does it because it is a very important test match and not all lost,” Shastri said. “This is just you take it a game at a time. It’s a series of five matches and will expect to bounce in India.”
Shubman Gill in the series also starts as a captain, and Shastri reflected on the learning experience from the first Test match.“People say that he was a bit reactive and this could happen when you are playing with a sharp outfield in your first Test match (as captain) and especially in such a good batting position and things can happen in that way,” the scar explained. “But he would have learned a lot from him and would like to be a little more active when it comes now, which means that bowlers and fielders will have to support him.”
He said, “He has come to know what his role is and get out of there and execute it.”The selection idea of the team continues as India is ready for the Edgbaston Test, in which there is a discussion about the possible inclusion of another spinner with Ravindra Jadeja.The five-match testing series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy remains open, with India to level the series and win in Edgbaston to open its account at the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27.
