Previous India captain Sunil Gavaskar has thought that India could switch the make-around of their side. “I figure they will contemplate whether they will proceed with this line-up or make-up of the side. Regardless of whether they are OK proceeding with five bowlers or change it and get an additional batsman for a bowler,” he said after the match on Sony Six’s post-match show.
Sunil Gavaskar needs an additional batsman, yet Virat Kohli probably won’t change the current layout
For this continuous series in England, India has stayed with the structure of five expert hitters, one wicketkeeper, one twist bowling all-rounder, and four-seamers. However, with Hanuma Vihari, Mayank Agarwal, and Suryakumar Yadav holding up in the positions, it will not be the most exceedingly awful plan to acquire somebody to support the batting.
In any case, that would imply that India should change their set layout of having five bowlers, four of them being seamers.
The following Test is at The Oval, where the spinners have been compelling with the ball by and large. In this series up until now, Ravindra Jadeja has played three Tests and has had the option to pick just two wickets, which came in Leeds. Skipper Virat Kohli after the Leeds misfortune, however, was hesitant to concede that the group would consider getting another hitter at no. 6.
In actuality, Kohli protected the layout which India is playing as of now. As indicated by him, the group the executives may settle on a decision on the XI once they can perceive how the pitch and conditions are at the Oval. The fourth Test is set to start on September 2.
With another batting collapse at Leeds in the third Test against England, there have been some questions raised at the Indian team. After winning the second Test at Lord’s, India came to Headingley in hope of taking a 2-0 lead but on the very first morning of the Test, they were bowled out for 78.
After that, India was always chasing England, who piled 432 runs in their first innings. India made a fightback through the fifties of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli while Cheteshwar Pujara made 91 runs. India went into day four with a score of 215 for 2, but bowled out for 278 runs, losing 8 wickets for just 63 runs.
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