Published: Jul 02, 2025, 06:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 02, 2025, 06:37 PM (IST)
Former Australian player Aaron Finch was left shocked on India’s decision to not include either Jasprit Bumrah of Kuldeep Yadav in the 2nd Test against England at Edgbaston. India made three changes to their playing XI from their 1st Test at Leeds.
“If Bumrah was fit to play then surely you need to pick the best bowler in the world? At the very least Kuldeep has the be in the XI if you’re worried about taking 20 wickets. Yes, he might be more expensive but he’s the next best attacking option!,” Finch posted on X.
If Bumrah was fit to play then surely you need to pick the best bowler in the world? At the very least Kuldeep has the be in the XI if you’re worried about taking 20 wickets. Yes, he might be more expensive but he’s the next best attacking option!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) July 2, 2025
When Shubman Gill was asked why Jasprit Bumrah was left out, he said, ““Just to manage his workload, this is an important match but third match being at Lords, there will be a bit in the wicket, and we thought we’ll play him there.”
Indian playing XI for Edgbaston Test:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
England playing XI for Edgbaston Test:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
