Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar strongly advocated the inclusion of trendy Mumbaikar Suryakumar Yadav because the sixth specialist batsman within the fourth Test in opposition to England, beginning September 2.
India misplaced the third Test by an innings and 76 runs however skipper Virat Kohli regardless of the constant failures of the middle-order is bullish about enjoying 5 specialist bowlers.
“I don’t like to sound as if it’s a knee-jerk reaction but I firmly believe we need to strengthen our batting line-up by including Suryakumar Yadav ahead of Hanuma Vihari. We should drop a bowler and go in with six batsmen,” Vengsarkar, among the best nationwide choice committee chairman informed PTI in an unique interplay.
In reality, Vengsarkar’s feedback additionally aligned with one other Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar who has additionally supported the six batsman concept.
Vengsarkar believes that Surya, who has a 44 plus common in first-class cricket has the expertise and temperament to make a distinction for India within the subsequent Test match.
“Surya can match (in terms of skills) with the best in this Indian team and since he’s around for sometime now he should be included before it’s too late,” Vengsarkar mentioned.
The 30-year-old Surya, who has had a formidable white ball debut this 12 months was known as up on SOS foundation after Shubman Gill obtained injured together with pacer Avesh Khan.
The 65-year-old Vengsarkar, a veteran of 116 Tests, additionally appeared baffled as to why Ravichandran Ashwin just isn’t in enjoying eleven.
“Why Ashwin is not been picked so far is a mystery to me?” Vengsarkar perplexed.
“You leave out your best spinner out of the playing eleven to me is hard to digest,” the ‘Lord of Lord’s’ puzzled aloud.
“India will have to play with four bowlers and six batsmen if they have to win the remaining games,” added Vengsarkar, who has 6,868 Test runs with 17 tons of to his identify.