Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed the head coach Gautam Gambhir for the selection of his inconsistent team during the fourth Test against England in Manchester. Sidhu called the players chopping and changing, “not only bad, it is worse,” saying that the team is unable to create a proper combination.
India has changed its play in all four tests so far in the ongoing series. The Oval starting from 31 July is expected to continue the trend of changes in the fifth and final test. Jaspreet Bumrah is likely to relax to manage his charge, while Rishabh Pant is expected to remember due to a fragmented toe.
Have you ever seen many changes? – Navjot Singh Sidhu slams Gautam Gambhir
In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that continuous chopping and changing have disrupted the balance of the side. Sidhu said that India is failing to choose a settled combination and said that success in cricket comes from the team and not only personal talent.
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“In the third match, Bumrah Returns and Prasad Krishna are dropped. In the fourth match, Akash Deep is injured and Anshul Kamboj is brought. What is going on? Have you ever seen many changes? It is not just bad, it’s bad,” Sidhu said.
“You are not able to build a proper combination. Gautam seriously thinks that teams wins due to combinations, not personal talent? When he was with KKR, it was a six-bouler combination that took 106 wickets.
Jasprit plays Bumrah but Shardul Thakur was not given the ball – Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu said that Shardul Thakur was not given a ball with Jasprit Bumrah in a bowling attack during the first Test. Sidhu highlighted the lack of continuity as a major issue affecting the team harmony.
“In the first match, Bumrah plays, but Sharadul is not given the ball with him. Then Shardul falls, Bumrah does not play, the sky deep comes, Washington comes in beautiful, Nitish Reddy comes in,” Sidhu said.
It seemed that there were only two and a half bowlers – Navjot Singh Sidhu
The 61 -year -old also raised questions about Kuldeep Yadav’s boycott. He said that the team worked with only “two and a half bowlers” during the day. Sidhu mentioned that Bumrah’s delivery in the first test was more than 140 km/h, only one ball crossed that mark this time.
“Today, it seemed that there were only two and a half bowlers. Just look at Bumrah. In the first Test, more than 40% of his balls were more than 140 km/h. Today, only one ball crossed the mark. So somewhere, the engine looks tired,” Sidhu said.
England scored 544/7 in stumps at day 3 with a lead of 186 runs. Ben Stokes (77*) and Liam Dawson (21*) remained unbeaten at the crease. Joe Root hit his 38th Test century, scored 150 from 248 delivery. Investigation has increased on India’s selection decisions and team management.
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