Kuldeep should have played at Lord’s and Manchester: Sourav Ganguly

KOLKATA, Jul 31: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday believed India may have missed a trick by not playing Kuldeep Yadav at Lord’s and Manchester, as quality spinners come to the fore on the last two days of a Test match.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep didn’t get a single game in the ongoing five-match Test series against England.
“I wish Kuldeep had played in Manchester, had played at Lord’s and even in Birmingham because without quality spin you would find it hard to get teams out on day four and five of a Test,” Ganguly told reporters here.
“In the past, great sides have had great spinners – whether it’s (Shane) Warne, (Muttiah) Murali(tharan), (Gramme) Swann, (Monty) Panesar, (Anil) Kumble, Harbhajan (Singh) or (R.) Ashwin. Kuldeep is someone whom India will have to look at playing in the future.”
While backing young pacer Anshul Kamboj to play a few more Tests, Ganguly said, “I was surprised not to see Mukesh Kumar in the national squad, especially with the red ball. His numbers in domestic cricket are phenomenal and these conditions would have been ideal for him to bowl.”
Drawing comparison with his playing days, when India used to have a star-studded batting line-up, Ganguly appreciated Indian batters’ performance in England. “We toured England in 2002 and 2007. From the opening to No. 6, everyone scored well. After a long time, I saw an Indian batting line-up in which everyone, right from the top order, middle order, lower middle order, has scored hundreds.”
Ganguly had some good words for captain Shubman Gill. “Shubman has been outstanding. If you give responsibility, you will get people who can deliver. Young Shubman, first hundred outside India (sub-continent), is batting superbly,” said Ganguly. (AGENCIES)

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