IND vs ENG: ‘Judging them after every Test won't help' – India head coach Gambhir backs Siraj, Krishna despite costly loss
Shubman Gill-led India were handed a tough 5-wicket loss by England in the first Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Headingley, Leeds on Tuesday after the Ben Stokes' side chased down 371 for their second-highest run chase in Test history. The bowling attack — which looked toothless in the second innings after Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless — came under scrutiny after Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna failed to impress and were expensive with their wayward line and lengths.
Krishna leaked 92 in 15 overs in the second innings at more than 6 an over. His numbers in the first innings aren't greater; the Purple Cap holder in the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2025 gave 128 runs in 20 overs.
Although head coach Gautam Gambhir has come to the support of their bowlers and said the current bowling group is highly inexperienced but talented, they need to be backed.
'This bowling attack has one bowler with five Tests under his belt, one has four, one has played two and one hasn't yet debuted,' said Gambhir in the post-match presser.
'We will have to give them time. Earlier, we used to have four fast bowlers in the squad with an experience of more than 40 Tests. It doesn't make such a big impact in one-day or T20 matches, but when you go to Australia, England or South Africa for Tests, experience matters. These are early days. If we start judging our bowlers after every Test, how will be develop a bowling attack? Outside Bumrah and (Mohammad) Siraj, we don't have that much experience, but they have quality, which is why they are in this dressing room. But we have got to keep backing them because it's not about one tour. It's about building a fast-bowler battery that can serve India for long time in Test cricket,' he added.
After fighting on equal footing for most of the first Test, Team India will be disappointed with this loss as it became the first team to lose a Test match after scoring five centuries in the history of cricket.
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