Former England Captain Responds To Ravindran Ashwin’s Exclusion From Edgbaston Test. Former England captain Michael Vaughan dissatisfied with India’s decision not to include Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing XI for the ongoing Edgbaston Test.
For the ongoing Edgbaston Test against England, Team India has chosen to field four seamers and one spinner. The four pace bowling options are Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Shardul Thakur, with Ravindra Jadeja select as the lone spinner. Former England captain Michael Vaughan slammed Ravichandran Ashwin’s omission from the playing XI as “ridiculous.”
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Taking to Twitter, Michael Vaughan also wrote: “No @ashwinravi99!!!! Ridiculous .. #ENGvIND.”
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 1, 2022
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss in the ongoing Test and chose to bowl. However, Shubman Gill out in the seventh over after being caught by James Anderson. Gill also scored 17 points on the strength of four boundaries.
India has deployed a four-man pace attack, with Shardul Thakur serving as the fast-bowling all-rounder. In a significant decision, India chose Ravindra Jadeja as the sole spinner instead of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Cheteshwar Pujara will open the innings, according to first-time captain Jasprit Bumrah, who revealed this during the toss. Pujara has also returned to the Test team after a string of runs in the English County Championships.
Moreover, Bumrah was name captain for the ongoing Test after Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time on Thursday morning. India currently leads the five-match Test series after victories at Lord’s and the Oval last year.
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