Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed Arshdeep Singh to make his Test debut against England at the Kennington Oval, London. Singh has taken 66 wickets in 21 first-class matches at an average of 30.37.
Meanwhile, Singh took 13 wickets in eight innings at an average of 41.8 while playing for Kent in County cricket. The left-arm seamer would bring a different angle to the crease and he can get the ball to move back into the right-handers.
Ashwin said on his YouTube Channel, “Arshdeep Singh will play, I have no doubts about it. He has experience in these conditions and can swing the ball. He did pretty well in his county stint. The left-armer angle will be useful as well.”
Ashwin reckons India would back Shardul Thakur ahead of Kuldeep Yadav in the line-up despite having three seamers.
“Even if India plays these three seamers (Siraj, Akash, Arshdeep), I still think they will end up going with Shardul Thakur. I don’t know why, but I have a feeling. There are two spinners, so they might go with Shardul,” he added.
The former Indian all-rounder said he feels Prasidh Krishna should be backed in the team as he could get extra bounce because of his height.
“If I were India, I would be looking at Prasidh Krishna. Mitchell Marsh got a five-wicket haul at The Oval in the Ashes. He swung the ball from his height. There is much more bounce at The Oval. If not Kuldeep, they could go with Prasidh.”
Krishna has scalped six wickets in two Test matches at an average of 55.17 against England in the ongoing series and thus has failed to impress.
The fifth and final Test match between England and India will be played at the Kennington Oval, London, from 31st July onwards.
Khalid Jamil has been appointed as the head coach of India’s men’s football team, AIFF… Read More
Top tennis commentator Barry Cowan has picked Novak Djokovic to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos… Read More
Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci has advised Carlos Alcaraz to switch to platform stance… Read More
Former Indian all-rounder Sanjay Bangar showered praise on Karun Nair after he scored a gutsy… Read More
Former Indian Test opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has tipped Sai Sudharsan as the future of… Read More
Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin slammed Yashasvi Jaiswal after the left-hander was dismissed cheaply on… Read More