Three India Players Who Could Be Dropped For Second Test vs England
India started their tour of England with a loss to the side in Leeds. In the first Test of the five-match series against the Three Lions, Shubman Gill and co. suffered a disappointing five-wicket defeat. It was extremely poor batting from India's lower-order and equally poor bowling, barring Jasprit Bumrah, alongside pathetic fielding. Rishabh Pant scored centuries across both the innings, while KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal too scored a ton each. It was a poor return to international cricket for Karun Nair, who scored 0 and 20 in the match.
The next game of the series will start on July 2 in Birmingham. Have a look at the three players who could be dropped for the second game -
The all-rounder failed to prove his worth as a batter as well as a bowler. Thakur scored only five runs across two innings and picked just two wickets. That fact that he got to bowl only 16 overs in the entire game shows that captain Shubman Gill did not have much trust in his bowling abilities in Leeds.
The veteran all-rounder scored 11 and 25 not out while picking up just one wicket in the match in Leeds. Despite there being enough rough patches on the surface, Jadeja failed to make the most out of the opportunity..
Jasprit Bumrah
Form is not a concern for the right-arm pacer who picked up a five-wicket haul in the series-opener. India need to manage his workload well. They need him badly during the third match at Lord's and given that there is just a three-day gap betweeen the second and the third match, he might be rested for the Birmingham Test.
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