Former India pacer Atul Wassan asserted that it’s about time Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj pulled their weight and weaned themselves off the “over-reliance” on Jasprit Bumrah, who did all of the heavy lifting within the first Take a look at towards England.
Bumrah scalped a fifer within the first innings of the opening Take a look at at Headingly whereas his counterparts struggled to get their line and size proper and leaked runs profligately as England made mincemeat out of Indian bowlers to chase a stiff 371 with 5 wickets in hand on Tuesday.
“I believe the time has come for Prasidh Krishna and Mohammad Siraj to be the spearhead bowlers for his or her group, relatively than counting on Bumrah and in the event that they depend on Bumrah whereas being uncertain whether or not to play Kuldeep Yadav or not, then you’ll be able to’t win this sequence,” he instructed PTI Movies on Wednesday.
The observe in Leeds was flat as a pancake that didn’t tilt in favour of seamers, however Wassan hopes for an improved outing from the pacers as soon as they get a pitch suiting them right down to the bottom upfront of the second Take a look at scheduled for July 2 at Edgbaston.