India's injury concerns deepen ahead of Manchester Test
'It's never easy when there are a few injuries in the squad. Nitish Kumar Reddy is going to miss out on the series. Akash Deep is also unavailable for the next match, so is Arshdeep, but we have enough good players in the team to firstly, pick 20 wickets, that's been the most challenging part of the series.
It is not ideal to have different bowlers, but I was prepared,' Gill told reporters on the eve of the Manchester Test.
Earlier this week, the Indian team added uncapped fast bowler Anshul Kamboj to the squad as an injury replacement for Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a knee injury.
Gill had positive words for the newcomer.
"We have seen him (Anshul) enough. The kind of skillset he brings to the table is exactly what we want. We believe he can win us the match.
"Even in the second Test match, lots of people had questions as to why Akash Deep was brought in. But it is mainly the belief we have in our squad, that any player is able to and can win matches for us."
Shubman further added that the third pacer's spot will essentially be a toss up between Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna, who featured in the first two games of the series.
"I was prepared before the series that we could have a different (bowling) combination before every match. Yes, Anshul is very close to making his debut. But we'll see tomorrow between him and Prasidh who is going to make it to the XI."
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