Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar advised Team India captain Rohit Sharma to strategically use his bowlers against England in the upcoming five-match Test series starting on January 25.
India and England are set to face each other in Test cricket for the first time since their 2-2 draw in the 2021-22 series. The first match of the much-awaited Test series will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on January 25.
Well, Gavaskar stressed the need for clever use of bowlers, especially considering the limited amount of spin available in Hyderabad.
Rohit will have the spin quartet consisting of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav to choose from in the first two Tests against England.
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Sunil Gavaskar was quoted as saying by Star Sports, “As captain, Rohit Sharma will need to use his bowlers cleverly. Usually in Hyderabad, there is not enough turn on offer, so if England bats first and makes a successful start till lunch, there we’ve to see how he uses his bowlers to judge him.”
He went on to say that Rohit was brilliant against England during their last Test series in India. Rohit has scored 161 runs in the first innings against England in the second Test in Chennai in the 2021-22 series, helping India win by 317 runs.
Gavaskar added: “Rohit Sharma scored a tremendous century against England in the Chennai Test during the previous home series. He showed how to bat in a spin-friendly pitch. If he bats similarly then Team India will get a good start. It also eases the work for No. 3 and 4 batters.”
India squad for first two Tests against England
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, KS Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan.
(With Stars Sports/PTI Inputs)
