India aren’t a side that depend on only one fast bowler anymore, reckons Darren Gough
Darren Gough has claimed that the days of India depending on a single fast-bowler are long gone and they won’t be missing Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in the upcoming series. He also spoke about Adil Rashid’s inclusion in the Test squad and admitted that the leggie had a lot to prove.
The BCCI had earlier revealed that
However, former England pacer - Darren Gough claimed that Virat Kohli won’t be ruing the absence of Bhuvaneshwar Kumar too much as the former believed that the Indian cricket team’s over-reliance on a single fast-bowler were a thing of the past.
"Bhuvneshwar is a big loss and he wasn't at his best during the ODI series because he was carrying an injury. But India
"Today, you have to be on top of your game to beat India, whether you are playing at home or
Gough also spoke about the recall of spinner Adil Rashid to the squad, something that he disagreed with but admitted that the ECB didn’t have much of a choice regarding that. The hot summer conditions meant that almost everyone is expecting spin-friendly wickets during this Test series, with
"He shouldn't have been picked in the Test squad because he decided to walk away from day cricket. I was disappointed that he left Yorkshire in the lurch a little bit at the start of this domestic season. I believe if he had worked a little harder with
"Good wrist spinners reach a peak as they grow older and I think Rashid is in that league. He can be a Test regular now and you can see why he has been picked, against popular opinion. England could have gone in with Dom Bess and Jack Leach (but) I don't think they can bowl out India," Gough admitted.
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