Shubman Gill caught fire on 3 of the fourth Test against England in Manchester, especially to delay Washington Sundar’s bowling attack. Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel revealed that Gill decided to live with pace bowlers instead of bringing it to Sundar.
Sundar was brought into a bowling attack in the 69th over, when England was in a position at 305/2. This was a surprising step, especially given his performance in the previous test at Lord’s, where he took 4/22 in the second innings. Sundar had immediate effect in his first magic.
The 25 -year -old spinner rejected a well -set Oli Pope for 71 and removed Harry Brook for a low score. He ended the day with 2/57 figures from 19 overs. The decision to delay Sundar’s introduction left many people, which included former cricketers. It should have been brought long ago.
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Decision to remain with speed on Morne Morkel Washington Sundar on Shubman Gill’s decision
Morne Morkel openly stated that Shubman Gill decided to stay with the pace bowlers for a very long time. Morkel said that it could be a mistake that Washington Sundar should not be introduced before.
“Shubman made a call to stick for a while only with seam options,” Morkel said.
“I think in the first few days we saw the ball walking around and there was a way to walk around and go on the ball and then when we got an opportunity to bowl, we missed our length.”
“So did we bowl enough good balls to say that we need to go straight to spin? I don’t think it is so. And I think when he got a chance with the ball today, Vashi did a great job for us.”
Morne Morkel revealed
Morne Morkel disclosed the reason behind selecting the debut Anusul Kamboj, saying that the team needs a bowler who can bowl longer mantras with accuracy. Morkel said that the team management felt that this was the right time to give them a chance.
“Someone had a discussion in a Test match, a bowler who can bowl the volume, to bowl a man in the overs. Someone who can ask questions on stumps, off stumps, an exact type of bowler.”
“And Ansul, I think I am sure that it has been done at the domestic level. He has really performed well on a tour of India, and he was a man named for a long mixture, and he gave him an opportunity for it.”
Morne opens on Morkel Shardul Thakur’s limited bowling role
Morkel also talked about the limited use of Shardul Thakur when the opposition is scoring for more than five runs. He said that captains trust their main strike bowlers more to break the partnership and gain control.
“When you have four seamers, a tough fit. When you are going five runs and over, I think as a captain, you want to bring the strike bowlers back and try to take wickets. Unfortunately, it happened for Shadul in that first Test match.”
Ravindra Jadeja also took two wickets in England’s innings. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Sirj claimed one wicket despite bowling for a long time.
Ansul Kamboj, who took his first Test wicket on 2 days, could not add to his tally on Friday, while Shardul Thakur also ended without wicket.
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