Nasser Hussain On IND Bowler's Struggles: 'Couldn't Believe... He Kept Missing'
Nasser Hussain was shocked by Ravindra Jadeja's performance and lack of understanding of the pitch conditions in the first Test vs England.
Nasser Hussain 'couldn't believe' how much Ravindra Jadeja struggled to get his plans right at Headingley in the first Test between India and England. The former English skipper thinks that the 36-year-old has 'plenty to ponder' ahead of the second game in Edgbaston which begins on Wednesday (July 2).
Jadeja returned with just one wicket from the Test, despite bowling in conditions that suited his style. In comparison, England's much-criticised young tweaker Shoaib Bashir took three wickets.
Hussain, writing in his column for the Daily Mail, assessed how Ben Duckett tackled him but Ben Stokes struggled. But then, he went on to mention that Jadeja didn't help himself by not using the rough available, saying that the experienced Indian spinner perhaps couldn't get over the sub-continent hangover.
'There is plenty for Jadeja to ponder as well," Hussain wrote. 'I could not believe how long it took him to change the way he bowled on the final day at Headingley. The rough wasn't extensive to the left-hander, but it was fairly wide and full and yet Jadeja bowled relatively straight to Duckett. He kept missing the rough."
'It is different in India when the pitches turn more, but in England, you have to look to find where that rough is and he didn't find it against Duckett. At tea, they must have had a chat because he bowled fuller and wider against Stokes. He made it a real challenge for Stokes, but it was too little, too late," he added.
Hussain championed playing an additional spinner in Kuldeep Yadav but wondered how India fit him in.
'India could opt to play a second spinner at Edgbaston, with Kuldeep Yadav waiting in the wings," the former batter said. 'The left-arm wrist-spinner may give you more balls to hit, but he will get more bounce, and you will have to pick him because he spins it both ways. But the question for India i,s how do they get him in? It would leave them either a batsman or a seamer short. It will be fascinating to see what they do."
India are 1-0 behind in the series. Kuldeep's inclusion could come at the cost of Shardul Thakur, with the all-rounder struggling for substantial impact with both bat and ball in the first Test.
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