There is an atmosphere of panic in the Indian camp after the defeat in the first Test match against England. In the Leeds Tests, the Indian batsmen did their work well but the bowlers faded in the second innings, due to which Team India lost by 5 wickets. Some bowlers kept looting runs with more than 6 run and Indian team Laped far behind in this match.
Now after the defeat in the first Test, Ravichandran Ashwin has advised Mohammad Siraj to play a different role for India in the second Test. The Test match will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from Wednesday, July 2. Siraj is known as an aggressive bowler who is looking for wickets. However, in search of wickets, this fast bowler from Hyderabad gives many runs many times. In the first Test in Headingley, Siraj conceded 122 runs in 27 overs in the first innings and 51 runs in 14 overs in the second innings. He gave runs at an economy rate of 4.22, which is very high in Test cricket.
In such a situation, Ashwin wants Siraj to keep the run flow under control. Ashwin asked on his YouTube channel, “I have only one question from Siraj … Can you stop the pace of scoring runs? You don’t have to take a wicket. But can you not give 4-5 runs in every over? If the runs are leaking, you have to bring Bumrah back to the attack. How many bombs will you be able to make Bumrah? Will have to go along, which has to be stopped for the first time and does not have experience. “
Ashwin recalled India’s current bowling coach Morne Morkel’s holding role in Test cricket for South Africa and urged Siraj to do the same. Speaking further, Ashwin said, “Therefore Siraj will have to play a reliable role. Remember that Morne Morkel used to bowl 2/43 in 20 overs? This should be his role. I think you can go to 2/58 in Bazball. Siraj will have to play that role and if he is effective in this, it will make a lot of difference.”
