INDIAS Playing Eleven Difabilitys Shardul Thakur vs Nitish Kumar Reddy)

The first Test between India and England is to be played from June 20. Indian captain Shubman Gill held a press conference five days before this match. He did not tell who will play at number four in place of Kohli. It is believed that Gill himself can also be seen batting on this number. Talking about the playing XI of the team, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are almost certain in the opening. At number three, one of Sai Sudarshan and Abhimanyu Ishwaran can play one. In terms of current form, Sai Sudarshan’s pan is heavy. One of the reasons for this can also be confident of Gill, which is made by playing together.

It may be difficult for captain Gill and coach Gambhir to choose one of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shardul Thakur. Reason- Nitish performed tremendously in Australia. He also scored a century. The batting order becomes very strong during them. Given the circumstances of England, it is also necessary to have depth in batting. The second aspect of the coin is that Nitish cannot be seen as the fourth pace of the team. 5-6 overs a day can be done from them, but if there is a need to get 10-12 overs, then the bowling attack can weaken. This is where Shardul Thakur kills entry. Shardul is a proper bowler and can be bowled 10-15 overs. He has also proved his batting ability once again by scoring a century in the intra squad match.

In a way, Shubman Gill now has to decide whether he lands on the field with 4 specialist pacers, doing aggressive captaincy like Virat Kohli or goes with 3 pacer and one all -rounder batting all -rounder (Nitish). It is certain that if he goes with Nitish, it will be believed that this is a defaceing decision which is a sign of the captain’s lack of trust in his batting lineup.