Mohammed Shami on 1 leg would bowl 100 times better than Gurnoor Brar even today.
But Ajit Agarkar sidelined him coz he is not 25 years old anymore when Australia is still backing 36 years old Starc regularly!
Top Wicket Takers for India in ODIs in the last 5 years:
Kuldeep Yadav - 87 wickets.
Mohammed Siraj - 76 wickets.
Mohammed Shami - 66 wickets.
- None of them in the playing XI.
Sorry Rohit for doubting you. Your respect within the Indian dressing room will grow multifold tonight. A spanner for all those writing him off.
#IndvsEng#LordsODI
The only defense for not playing Kuldeep usually is that the batting finishes at number 7, wonder how it feels to have Arshdeep at number 8 today!
Adding Bumrah’s absence to that, one can only feel bad for Kuldeep.
Trust me, this can affect the rythm and confidence of a bowler.#INDVENG
In your top 6, you must have a keeper and at least one bowling option. And in your bowlers, you must have one all-rounder and at least one other who can bat. It is this lack of balance that is hurting India.
Sending out of form Ishan Kishan over in form Shreyas Iyer was the second most idiotic decision in this game.
Most idiotic was not playing Kuldeep Yadav.
Gautam Gambhir totally exposed as head coach.
Kuldeep Yadav should be thinking of packing his bags and saying goodbye to international cricket. Today there was no Bumrah, no Washington, no Varun but Kuldeep still didn't find a place in 11. India's bowling attack at Lord's is one dimensional and lacks variety. A left-arm wrist spinner would have come handy. Remember he has 194 wickets in 118 ODIs. It seems these numbers don't matter.
Cricket has lost one of its greatest. Sir Garfield Sobers didn’t just play the game he showed us what was possible in it. Generations have learned from his mastery and always will. My deepest condolences to his family and to the people of the West Indies.