Just 4 bowlers for second Test?

[Lannister]

India have opted for Shami, Ishant, Kuldeep and Ashwin as a 4-man attack for the second Test. But is this a wise decision to go a pacer short in these conditions and especially with our history of difficulty in taking 20 wickets. 

[sensible-indian]

Very risky move. 

[UrmiSinhaRay]

Kuldeep-for all his worth, is a hit and miss debutante.
Should have gone for Jadeja instead.

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[Singh bling]

This pace attack is extremely weak

[kira]

4 and a half bowlers , also in test cricket even 4 are enough since there isn't a limit of overs per bowler, we have played with 4 bowlers since forever before kohli took over

[Mosher]

Would have wanted Umesh to be in the team as he is the only one who can bowl outswingers in this team. 

[CG]

from the pov of the final analysis 4 or 5 doesnt really matter  ,ind bowlers have always struggled in eng,you have to bowl exceptionally well to get them out.

On the contrary we have best record in England of our overseas tours .

[CG]

Would have wanted Umesh to be in the team as he is the only one who can bowl outswingers in this team. 

Yup both Pandya and Ishant are inswing bowlers.

[wanted_desi]

Only an Idiot will drop Umesh in these conditions. 

[SK_IH]

going with Pandya as 3rd seamer is quite unwise

[asterix]

Why 4 bowlers? Pandya is there too...

So 5 bowlers..,

[speedheat]

Conditions are conducive for outswing bowling and our best outswing bowler umesh  is warming the bench!! Team selection is one area where kohli is terrible.

[rkt.india]

our difficulty right now is scoring runs, not taking 20 wickets.

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, UrmiSinhaRay said:

Kuldeep-for all his worth, is a hit and miss debutante.
Should have gone for Jadeja instead.

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he is a lottery right now.

[express bowling]

1. We have not altered the bowler count from the first test.  It is still 4 specialist bowlers and the batting all-rounder.

 

2. We have altered the composition of our bowling attack.  Just 2 specialist pacers against 3 last time.

 

3. With the ball expected to swing under cloud cover ... just 2 specialist pacers seem very very risky.

 

4. Pandya is not 3rd pacer material in England.  No way !

 

 

[express bowling]

15 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

our difficulty right now is scoring runs, not taking 20 wickets.

 

Absolutely  !

 

But we have used 3 or more specialist pacers to achieve this in tests outside Asia in the last 3 years.

[rkt.india]

2 minutes ago, express bowling said:

1. We have not altered the bowler count from the first test.  It is still 4 specialist bowlers and the batting all-rounder.

 

2. We have altered the composition of our bowling attack.  Just 2 specialist pacers against 3 last time.

 

3. With the ball expected to swing under cloud cover ... just 2 specialist pacers seem very very risky.

 

4. Pandya is not 3rd pacer material in England.  No way !

 

 

i believe if given responsibility, Pandya can turn into a fine bowler as well.  In tests, till he has always bowled with old ball.

[express bowling]

58 minutes ago, CG said:

Yup both Pandya and Ishant are inswing bowlers.

 

Pandya is not a swing bowler per se.

 

When he has got swing in more swing-friendly conditions ... I have seen more outswing than inswing with the new ball.  He gets inswing while reverse swinging the ball.

[express bowling]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

i believe if given responsibility, Pandya can turn into a fine bowler as well.  In tests, till he has always bowled with old ball.

 

He can with time.

 

But now is not the time to experiment with us down a test.

 

He may do well  or he may falter badly. It is a lottery in this test .

 

However, he can be developed after this series, for the long term.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by express bowling

[coffee_rules]

5 batsmen + Wicketkeeper and 4 bowlers! We are a man short!