Former England national cricket team captain Michael Attartan has given some wild advice to the India National Cricket Team before the fourth Test match of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.
Michael Attarton advised Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill to field a spin-ipar line-up and dig up speed in the fourth Test match at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah dominate the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
So far, in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, India National Cricket Team has fielded different combinations in three matches.
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In the first Test in Hadingley in Leeds, India went with six batsmen, which included wicketkeeper-batsman, a spin-bouling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, a pace-bouling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, and three appropriate pacers-justified Bumrah, Mohammad Saraz, and Tasidh Krishnana.
As soon as the action went to Edgbaston in Birmingham, the visitors changed their combination a lot. He fielded five batsmen, including a keeper, two spin-bouling all-rounders Rabindra Jadeja and Washington, a pace-bouling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, and three pacers-Mohammed Sirj, Prasad Krishna, and Akash Deep.
Meanwhile, in the third Test at Lord’s in London, India put the combination only for Jasprit Bumrah with Prasad Krishna.
In particular, Siraj and Bumrah have been sensationally in the five -match testing series against England and are about to take the top two major wickets in their bags with 13 and 12 wickets in their bags respectively.
Old Trafford – Michael Spin goes well in athrona
India is currently 1-2 behind in the five-match Test series against England and has been severely criticized for giving no opportunity to the left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, which was labeled as an ex-factor by several people before the start of the series.
Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Attrarat has said that the flat pitch in the Manchester Test can allow the wrist to come to play, making a player like Kuldeep Yadav to be in the team.
Attarton told Sky Sports Cricket, “There was no speed in the pitches that they had. Finally there are some pitches where zing, but in the middle, television pitches are just flat, flat, flat. The wrist spin goes well in Old Trafford in some circumstances.”
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Was wondering if they would go with Bumrah and Siraj, and then play with three spinners – Michael Attarton
Michael Atherton further suggested that India should go with only two frontline pacers in the Manchester Test match – Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj – and three spin -boouting options – Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav.
“I was wondering if they would go along [Jasprit] Bumrah and [Mohammed] Siraj, and then play with three spinners: Washington beautiful, [Ravindra] Jadeja, and Kuldeep [Yadav]But we do not know about the forecast in Manchester, whether it is cooler and shower, “he said.
“Then, fast bowlers can come to play. But this is a certain option that India can think of,” Attarton said.
