Salman Butt, former Pakistan batter reckons captain Virat Kohli will not make a lot of changes to the Indian team for The Oval Test, which starts on September 2.
Team India lost the Headingley Test without putting up much of a fight, going down by an innings and 76 runs. With the win, England squared the five-match series 1-1.
Salman Butt Doesn’t Think India Skipper Virat Kohli Will Make Too Many Changes For The 4th Test At Oval
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Salman Butt stated that India is likely to retain more or less the same team for the next Test.
The former Pakistan skipper said: “After hearing Virat Kohli’s press conference, I don’t think he will be making too many changes for The Oval Test. He was not speaking about individual performances and instead said that everyone in the think-tank is concerned with how the team is performing, whether winning or losing. Kohli did not single out any particular player, which is good.”
“He said that the team will reflect on the improvements that are needed once the series is over. So he did not speak about any chopping and changing in the team,” Salman Butt said.
Salman Butt went on to add that veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin might come in for the next match.
“Any Asian side coming to England takes time to settle down. So he must be keen on carrying on with the same players. I think at least Ashwin will play this game. As for the batting, I don’t think he is going to make any changes. Remember, Kohli also said that he doesn’t believe in playing the extra batter in Test matches. According to him, if five-six cannot do the job, you cannot expect a seventh to do a lot,” said Salman Butt.
India triumphed in the Lord’s by 151 runs but failed to maintain the momentum at Headingley. They were all out for 78 batting first and were staring down the barrel from that point onwards.
Nasser Hussain Critical Of Virat Kohli For Playing At The Balls He Could Be Leaving
Nasser Hussain, a former England captain feels that Virat Kohli has been extremely tentative against the moving ball. According to Nasser Hussain, considering the quality of England’s pacers, life is not going to get any easier for the Indian captain. Virat Kohli has been dismissed caught behind in all five innings of the series so far.
“Kohli has played at balls he could be leaving, he seems to have that slight technical issue I highlighted in these pages with the positioning of his back foot and he is not picking up the line of Anderson and Robinson.
“Kohli is not sure whether to play or leave and whether to set himself for the inswinger or not. He doesn’t know what to do. It’s high class bowling and it’s not going to get any easier for him, ” wrote Nasser Husain in his column.
Virat Kohli has scored only 124 runs in three Tests so far at an average of 24.80. In comparison, his opposite number, Joe Root, is the leading run-scorer in the series, having amassed 507 runs with three hundred at an average of 126.75.
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