India ought to play Shardul Thakur as the third seamer behind Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in the World Test Championship (WTC) last in opposition to New Zealand subsequent month, former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has mentioned.
Manjrekar feels Thakur might be extra helpful than the likes of Mohammad Siraj and Ishant Sharma in the primary half of English summer season as he can swing the ball.
“When India play New Zealand in the first half of the English summer in the World Test Championship final, I would prefer Shardul Thakur — being a swing bowler — to be the third seamer behind Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami,” Manjrekar advised ESPNcricinfo.com
“Let me elaborate: when India were in New Zealand, one of the things that India missed was a proper swing bowler. I know Indians didn’t bat well but one of the reasons why New Zealand won was because they had proper swing bowlers who could exploit the conditions in New Zealand,” he mentioned.
Manjrekar defined the rationale behind the circumstances in England being useful.
“Now the first half of the English summer, the sun doesn’t come out as much. So the condition will be similar to what we had in New Zealand,” he added.
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