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India Likely To Field Arshdeep, Nitish Reddy, And Kuldeep Yadav In 2nd Test At Edgbaston, Says Assistant Coach Ryan Ten Doeschate

Ahead of the second Test at Edgbaston starting July 2, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate shed light on key selection possibilities for the playing XI, naming Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Kuldeep Yadav as strong contenders to feature in the match.

India will take on England in the second Test of the five-match series from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, part of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Ten Doeschate indicated that left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh could make the cut due to his variation and control.

“I think I’ve said yes to every single player. Again, going back to the spin combination, if we are going to go two spinners, Arshdeep provides a little bit more control. You’ve got a left-armer running in over the wickets, if we do want to put our eggs in that basket. I don’t know if you saw the seamers, they all had a good trot out today. We believe that they’re all present and eligible for selection. Looking over the five series, we need to manage the five seamers effectively. We do have the out-and-out seamers. But Arshdeep is definitely in the selection mix for this Test,” said Ten Doeschate.

Discussing all-round options, the assistant coach praised Nitish Kumar Reddy, calling him India’s “premium batting all-rounder”, and noted that the youngster is very close to breaking into the XI.

“He’s very close to getting a game. He was fantastic in Australia. Coming into the team and playing the way he did. We just felt, on balance, for the last game, we wanted to go with the bowling all-rounder. We thought Shardul Thakur was slightly ahead on the bowling front. We’re exploring ways to reconfigure the puzzle. We can get a batting all-rounder in, and Nitish is our premium batting all-rounder at the moment. I would say it’s a very good chance to play this test.”

He also addressed Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion, suggesting the wrist spinner is being considered seriously, depending on the team combination and pitch conditions.

“We’d love to get him into the team. Playing two all-rounders in the last game, we’re desperate. It would have been nice to have a spin in the last game. Also, we’re trying to make the best assessment of what we see in front of us. We know we’re going to need three seamers in this game. It’s just how you manage that 6-7-8 role. The guys are going to play that role. Whether we can fit Kuldeep in now or save him for later in the series, if the weather stays like I said, it should turn somewhere along the line. You talked about the number 6-7-8.”


India Squad:
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

🏴 England Squad:
Ben Stokes (C), Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

The Edgbaston Test is expected to see a mix of strategy and rotation, with India eyeing to bounce back and take control of the series against a strong English side.

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