Umesh Yadav’s calf muscle injury has left India to choose between Thakur or Navdeep Saini for the third Test against Australia, starting on Thursday (January 7).
Shardul Thakur is known to swing the ball in the air, while Navdeep Saini is a tall bowler who delivers with pace and hits the deck hard. Speaking on Sports Today, Pragyan Ojha shed light on the contrast, while adding the team management would understand the situation better.
While Shardul Thakur has taken 206 wickets at a strike-rate of 54.1 from 62 first-class games, Saini has scalped 128 wickets at 59.9 in 46 first-class matches.
Shardul Thakur can make the most of overcast conditions, says Deep Dasgupta
There is a forecast of overcast skies and thunderstorms in Sydney which may lead to the red cherry moving relatively more in the air. Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta highlighted this very aspect, saying Shardul Thakur can make optimum use of the overcast conditions.
After being humiliated in Adelaide, India – under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane – came back strongly to win the Boxing Day contest by eight wickets. India would want Yadav’s replacement in the third Test to put up a concerted effort alongside Bumrah and Siraj, and help the team build on the winning momentum.
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