Kumar Sangakkara attacks Gautam Gambhir for resting Jasprit Bumrah in 2nd Test: 'Is Lord’s Test more important?'
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The decision to leave out Jasprit Bumrah from India's playing 11 for the second Test at Birmingham has caught the attention of several stars like Kumar Sangakkara. Earlier, the likes of Ravi Shastri and Dale Steyn came forward to criticize this decision.
However, Gautam Gambhir, who was stubborn about abiding by the plan of playing Bumrah in only three of the games, as decided before the onset of the India vs England Test series. They have rested Jasprit Bumrah in order to find him fit for the Lord's Test.
However, Sangakkara points out that what is more crucial from the team's point of view? Is it surviving in the series after lagging 1-0 against England or winning the Lord's Test? If survival is a concern, then Jasprit Bumrah should have featured in the second test match.
Kumar Sangakkara dismisses Gambhir's ideology for the Edgbaston Test
“Interesting to understand how the decision is being made and who makes it? Is it after a consultation with the players or the physios? It depends on whether the Lord’s Test is more important than the series?" Kumar Sangakkara raised the vital question on Sky Sports.
"The series is on the line. If we see the score, it’s an even day, perhaps a little bit more tilted towards England with the five wickets down."
"So I would have expected the coach to have gone to Bumrah and say ‘Yes, we thought you might play the 3rd and the 5th Test, but we’re going 1 and 2. Take a look if you can play the third if you can, because then you’ve got two weeks off before the next one,” answered Sangakkara.
Kumar Sangakkara also feels Gambhir has to carry the baggage of 7 Test losses since September 2024.
After Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja missed out on a hundred at Edgbaston
India are batting deep in the innings once again in England as they have breached the 400-run mark, led by skipper Shubman Gill from the front. He has scored a huge 168* at lunch and dominates with the bat at Birmingham, scoring his second hundred in the SENA countries.
However, other than the Indian skipper, the opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has also delivered with the bat, giving India a good start on Day 1. However, after a good start, Jaiswal was dismissed for 87 runs.
Next, after India's fall of wickets, Ravindra Jadeja, who came in to bat at no. 7 for India, put on a staggering partnership with skipper Gill and batted almost through to lunch on Day 2. The veteran Indian all-rounder was dismissed for 89 runs and missed out on a well-deserved hundred just before lunch.
Shubman Gill nears maiden Test double hundred
Indian test superstar Shubman Gill has shown his class from the very first Test since his debut for India as the captain of the Indian test team.
Shubman Gill, who made his debut as the Test skipper in the Headingley Test, went on to score his maiden Test hundred in SENA countries in the first innings of the Test in Leeds. He neared the record of Vijay Hazare for the highest score on debut as an Indian test skipper; however, he could not break it.
Next, Shubman Gill went to Edgbaston with India struggling in the first innings and built crucial partnerships alongside opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and the lower-order batter Ravindra Jadeja.
Shubman Gill, who is currently 168* at lunch on Day 2, is now on the crease batting alongside Washington Sundar for India as he nears his maiden double-hundred in red-ball cricket.
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