India vs Australia: ‘We need someone who can swing the ball’, Pragyan Ojha, Deep Dasgupta decide Umesh Yadav’s alternative for Sydney Test

After conquering the Melbourne Test, Ajinkya Rahane & Co. gear up for the third Test in opposition to Australia that begins on Thursday on the Sydney Cricket Ground. While the gamers are sweating it out that the nets to keep up their victory run, the crew administration are set to face one other choice conundrum after the exit of Umesh Yadav.The left-arm pacer picked up a calf damage through the second innings of the Boxing Day Test and was later, dominated out of the rest of the sequence. While the BCCI has already named T Natarajan as Yadav’s alternative, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini are different two in competition.ALSO READ | India vs Australia: ‘Shows desperation’ – Deep Dasgupta explains why David Warner’s return in third Test is ‘great sign for India’Meanwhile, former Indian cricketers Pragyan Ojha and Deep Dasgupta have backed the choice of Thakur, suggesting that the Mumbai bowler can again Bumrah and Siraj along with his swinging capabilities. “It’s a very clear choice. Shardul Thakur, who can swing the ball. His strength his swinging the ball, we need someone who can swing the ball. We have someone who can bowl fast, that is Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. They can move the ball off the wicket, they’re quick. But if you want someone who can swing the ball then you can go for Shardul Thakur,” Ojha instructed Sports Today.“And if you want someone who can bowl quick and hit the deck, you’ve got Navdeep Saini. So, this a luxury for you [Team India], at this point also when you have so many injuries. It’s up to the team management what they want,” Ojha added.ALSO READ | Shoaib Akhtar comes up with heart-winning reply when requested to explain MS DhoniDasgupta echoed Ojha’s ideas and mentioned that Thakur may very well be a bonus for India given the circumstances in Sydney.“I agree with Pragyan, because both of them [Saini and Shardul] are very different kind of bowlers. While Shardul is a swing bowler, Navdeep Saini is hit the deck kind of bowler. We already have Siraj and Bumrah like that, I don’t mind looking at Shardul Thakur,” Dasgupta instructed Sports Today.“Somebody who can swing the ball 3 days, there will be overcast in Sydney. There is a forecast of storms. I won’t mind having someone like a Shardul Thakur,” he added.