Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh raised concerns regarding the squad that was announced for the second Test match against England starting February 2. KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out of the match due to injury concerns and the team management decided to add Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar and Washington Sundar. Both Rahul and Jadeja looked in good form during the first Test match and Harbhajan said that the lack of experience in the batting line-up can be a major problem after going down 0-1 in the five-match series.
During his analysis, the former spinner pointed out that India are expected to play on a turning track and said that when it comes to the current batters, Ravichandran Ashwin is the second highest run-scorer after skipper Rohit Sharma – a clear indication of the lack of experience.
“The team looks decent, but lacks experience. Yes, there is Rohit Sharma, but the next best run-scorer is Ashwin. In terms of batting, the line-up looks weak. And if they play on a turning track, which I feel they will because they have added Washington Sundar while having Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin and Axar Patel,” Harbhajan said during his analysis on YouTube.
“I fear India don’t end up losing after making a turning pitch for England. This batting unit is young, they need time, and if they get a good track, they might even perform well,” he added.
India’s squad for the 2nd Test match against England – Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.
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