Former Indian wicket-keeper bat Deep Dasgupta has picked India’s playing XI for the fourth Test match against England. The former Bengal cricketer ignored Prasidh Krishna and Dhruv Jurel in his team.
Dasgupta backed Anshul Kamboj to make his Test debut at Old Trafford. Kamboj recently picked five wickets in two unofficial Test matches against England Lions at an average of 26.20 and has been added to India’s squad after Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh have been ruled out of the fourth Test.
Speaking on his YouTube Channel, “Talking about that vacant bowling slot, I believe that Anshul brings in something different there. Anshul is a swing bowler, while Prasidh is a seam bowler. If you remove Bumrah, Siraj is the other pacer, and he is a seam bowler as well. In my opinion, Anshul brings something different to the table, and obviously, he has bowled well for India A.
“I won’t mind seeing Anshul Kamboj because he might not have express pace, he bowls between 135 to 140 kmph, but he can swing. If there are overcast conditions, which the forecast says, he will be quite a handful,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dasgupta said he would prefer Sai Sudharsan ahead of Karun Nair. Sudharsan had returned with scores of 0 and 30 in his debut Test, whereas Nair has scored 131 runs in three Test matches against England.
Deep added, “I prefer Sai over Karun. There are two Tests left. Even though Karun has scored and got out after getting set, sometimes I feel he does not look very comfortable at No. 3. So, I would still prefer Sai. There are two Tests, possibly four innings, why not give him a go? He is a youngster, and he will get some experience playing in England, which will help in the future.”
The fourth Test match between England and India will be played at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, from July 23 onwards.
