Not Arshdeep Singh! Michael Clarke Wants 30-Year-Old To Play In Edgbaston Test
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Michael Clarke has requested India to play Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test against England at Edgbaston, starting July 2.
Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke has said that India have got to play Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test against England in Edgbaston, adding that he would have had a lot more to offer than what India did if he played the first Test in Headingley, which the visitors lost by five wickets.
The second Test is all set to begin on July 2 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Ahead of it, Clarke has suggested that India bring Kuldeep into the playing XI.
India played one spinner in Ravindra Jadeja, who picked just one wicket across two innings, proving almost futile in the match.
'Bowling-wise, I do not want to be hard on any individual, but I think they've got to play Kuldeep Yadav. I think it is an absolute no-brainer. I think he's a wicket-taker and would have offered a lot more than what he saw the attack do in this Test," Clarke said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
'Bumrah's a star, he's leading that attack. But the other three pacers, yes, at stages bowled well, but they need to find more ways of taking wickets, more options and their execution has probably got to be better," Clarke said.
'Jadeja didn't have the impact that I thought he might have. Particularly in the second innings, I thought there was a lot of rough to the left-hander. I thought he bowled a little bit straight," Clarke added.
The former Australian cricketer expressed his surprise at Kuldeep not being picked for the first Test. Clarke highlighted India's approach of looking to go with a deep batting lineup.
'India has done this for a while. They care so much about extra batting or stacking the batting deep, and they are willing to risk picking the number one spinner to do that. I think to win in England, you've got to look to pick 20 wickets," Clarke said.
Experts cried out for Kuldeep's inclusion in the series opener, and now he might replace Shardul Thakur with the pitch expected to aid the spinners in Birmingham.
There is a tendency to play with four pace options in England, but with dry conditions expected for the majority of the English summer, there is a case of playing Kuldeep and Jadeja in the same eleven.
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