Sourav Ganguly advised Guatam Gambhir Include Kuldeep Yadav Oval Test: The Indian team managed to avoid defeat in Manchester and drew the match with a tremendous performance in the second innings. On the fourth day, when England took a lead of 311 runs and India had a bad start, it seemed that perhaps the host team would win the match but then it did not happen.
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England has a 2-1 lead but India still has a chance to end the series on a draw. For this, it will have to win the fifth and final Test starting at the Oval from July 31. Before this match, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has given important advice to Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir to include Kuldeep Yadav in the playing 11.
When Kuldeep Yadav got a place in the squad, many experts and former cricketers were considering him as a part of the playing 11 from the beginning as the main spinner, but this has not been seen in the series so far.
The pair of Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill played a spin all-rounder instead of showing faith in Kuldeep. Due to this, Kuldeep has had to sit on the bench so far and he has not got a chance to play in a single match in the current Test series against England. Before the fourth Test, there were reports that Kuldeep might get a chance but when the playing 11 came out, his name was not in it.
Sourav Ganguly expressed confidence in victory at the Oval
Just like Washington Sundar was given a chance, if Kuldeep Yadav had been tried, the result might have been different. Gambhir and Shubman Gill need to think about this for the 5th Test at The Oval. Ignoring a player like Kuldeep repeatedly can be really demotivating.#ENGvIND… pic.twitter.com/n7hRyduzz3
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In a special conversation with IANS, Sourav Ganguly said,
“I advise Gambhir to play Kuldeep Yadav in the fifth Test and choose the right bowling attack. If we keep batting like this, we can win at the Oval.”
Let us tell you that in this series, India emphasized on the depth of its batting, that is why all-rounder players are getting a chance. Captain Shubman Gill also accepted this in the middle of the series. During the Manchester Test, India’s batting coach Sitashu Kotak said that many times the team has lost wickets together, so depth is needed in batting. Because of this, Kuldeep has to sit out.
