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Aakash Chopra, a former cricket player, talked about the difficult decision to choose between Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for the third Test match against England. Aakash Chopra stated that, given his wrist spinner variation, Kuldeep Yadav ought to be kept in the playing XI.
Despite the ongoing five-match series, Kuldeep Yadav was left out of the playing XI for the first Test. Nevertheless, Ravindra Jadeja’s injury forced Yadav back into the starting lineup for the second game, which the home team won 106 runs in Visakhapatnam.
It is anticipated that Ravindra Jadeja will rejoin the team after supposedly recovering from his hamstring ailment. The 35-year-old all-rounder might come into the playing XI in place of Axar or Kuldeep. It is improbable that the club will use a four-spinner combination in the forthcoming game.
Aakash Chopra highlighted the difficulty the Indian team faces in deciding between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav in a video posted on his YouTube channel. Chopra stated that, in light of Axar’s constant output, it would be unfair to fire him.
“Ravindra Jadeja is now accessible. Which one of Axar and Kuldeep will miss out if he is available to go out? That’s a serious query.
Logically speaking, I would advise against touching Kuldeep because he is a wrist spinner. We watched him bowling brilliantly in Vizag, and he’s a wrist spinner who traps hitters,” Chopra added.
He actually had more opportunities to bowl than Axar, did it more frequently, and had greater success. Kuldeep Yadav, in my opinion, is your obvious option, but excluding Axar seems to be an injustice. “Why should we say that you can drop Axar when he has been so consistent?” he continued.
During the last Test, Kuldeep took four wickets in two innings, and Axar Patel took two wickets. All the same, Axar has amassed 133 runs at a respectable average of 33.25 throughout the first two Test matches and has taken five wickets in the series thus far.
Aakash Chopra feels that India might choose to field four spinners in their squad because Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar don’t really contribute much.
We might also try playing four spinners, as Siraj and Mukesh, who we used in the first and second matches respectively, didn’t really contribute much. They got a few overs; thus their opportunities were limited.
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To be fair, though, the performance wasn’t all that great either. In two Tests, they shared one wicket between them, despite Bumrah claiming nine wickets in a single match.
Is playing another fast bowler therefore necessary? One fast bowler is all you need to play with,” Chopra said in closing.
In the second Test, Jasprit Bumrah was in fine form, recording his second-best match statistics of 9/91. At a mere 10.66, the right-arm bowler has claimed an astounding 15 wickets.
On the other hand, Mukesh Kumar took just one wicket in the second Test while Siraj was still without a wicket in the first.
The team captained by Rohit Sharma is currently level 1-1 in the home stretch of the ongoing five-match series.
Starting on Thursday, February 15, they take on the Ben Stokes-led team at the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium in Rajkot with the goal of extending their lead.
