According to the Copingley curator, the field could improve before battens as the game continues.
The 1st test of India vs England starts in just two days. We still don’t know how the field will play at Headingley. It has been an unusually dry summer in England and many expect batters to enjoy their time in the middle and that spinners can get more into play.
Shardul Thakur about Nitish Reddy
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri still thinks that Shubman Gill and Co. Must play four fast bowlers and one spinner. This means that Nitish Reddy has none in Shastri’s Preferred India XI for the first test. He has decided to play Sai Sudharsan at number three and Karun Nair at five o’clock. This means, Dhruv Jurget, who was impressed by England Lions, cannot play.
His reasoning for the bowling selections is that he thinks it will be cloudy and cloudy in Headingley. That is why it is better to choose Shardul Thakur above Reddy. He believes that the third fast Bowler Prasidh Krishna or Arshdep Singh should be.
“I would go with three fast bowlers, (plus) Shardul Thakur. I know it will be a difficult between Shardul and Nitish Reddy, but you have to see who has how much coal. If Reddy will give you 12 or 14 overs, then he can get the nod because of his batting,” “ Shastri told ICC Review.
Ravi Shastri’s India plays XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant (VC & Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mhammed Sirraj, Prasidh Krishna / Arsherp
Bank: Abhimanyu Easwan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurgel (World Championship), Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna / Arshdep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep
Shubman Gill & Co. Leeds reach
Team India landed in Leeds for the first test match of the Tour against England. The Headingley test starts on June 20 and after playing an Intra-Squad match against the A-side, Team has reached India Leeds. To prepare for the first game, India will hold two practice sessions. The first is on the morning of June 18 and the second in the afternoon on June 19.
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