India’s crushed five -wicket defeat in the first Test against England has raised a large number of questions on the selection of the team, and all the eyes are now on Ravindra Jadeja. Despite 47 overs in both innings, Ravindra Jadeja returned with just one wicket for 172 runs, which highlighted India’s lack of dangerous spin options on the last day in Headingly.
The left -handed spinner was expected to take advantage of the rough patches made in the left -handed area, but he was ineffective for most of the five -match Test series opener against England. It was only in the last session that Jadeja managed to dismiss Ben Stokes.
Greg Chappell convicts India’s all-rounder passion for headingley defeat
But by then, there was a loss, as England opener Ben Docket had already removed the game from India. To make things worse, Jaspreet Bumrah had a day of a day and became a wicket -free, when the hosts were scoring 350 runs, Indian bowling made a toothless attack on the last day.
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Well, beyond the second Test in Birmingham, starting from July 2, the famous Australian cricketer Greg Chappell blamed India’s passion with all -rounders. The former Indian head coach warned that his habit of choosing bowlers who can bat little is backfiring in English conditions.
Ravindra Jadeja is not a front-line spinner in English conditions: Greg Chappell
Chappell has insisted that if Ravindra Jadeja is mainly in the team for his batting, he should play as a support spinner, not as a lead. He believes that India should stop compromising on bowling shelling for depth in batting and instead experts want to survive in the test series to do their work.
Greg Chappell wrote in his column for Espncricinfo, “Jadeja is not a front-line spinner in English conditions. If his batting is considered very good, it can be a support spinner; otherwise, a reconsideration is necessary. If India has to reverse its luck in this series, a better balanced team is required.
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Greg Chappell slam the strategy of India’s ‘insurance’, urges bold selection calls
In addition, the former Indian coach has criticized the team’s approach to choosing part -time bowlers to strengthen batting. Chappell said that this “insurance” policy does not help when the team requires 20 wickets to win a Test match, especially in England.
Australian Great has pointed to the selection of Shardul Thakur in the first Test, where he bowled in only 16 overs in a total of 16 overs and took two wickets in the same over. He suggested that India could choose the top six batsmen who can score runs, and the bowling attack should be raised completely at capacity, not the depth of batting.
Are Indian selectors now under pressure?
Chappell explained, “I don’t agree that an additional batsman who should be selected as insurance against the top-order collapse. The best combination is available to the captain to secure the top six and secure the expected 20 wickets.”
He also urged national selectors to show courage in choosing bold combinations, as players take risks on the field. Chappell signed, saying, “The selectors are now under pressure. If the batsmen and bowlers have to be ready to take a risk to score and take wickets, they will also have to dare to take a bold decision.”
