India playing the XI clues of nets: Karun Nair likely to play against England in Leeds; Large appeal expected on versatile | Cricket news

Timesofindia.com in Leeds:

Team India had an optional net session on the eve of the first test against England at the Headingley Cricket Ground. To start, it was not a full house like Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sunndar did not come with the rest of the team for the session of the afternoon. On the expected lines, it was hot and dry when the rest trained under the ruthless sun.With the draw for a few hours, all the attention was on what the programming of India could be. Unlike the hosts, visitors have not yet announced their combination for the series of the series and Captain Shubman Gill also, kept cards near his chest. Asked about the combination, Gill said they had two -loan options and will take the final call after watching the field.Gill and coach Gautam Gambir looked at the playing surface and had only a 60 -second conversation before resuming their respective things. Regarding the nets, Kl Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal had long sure, Gill had another marathon session, Karun Nair played on all training surfaces, Ravi will ravable Jadeja spent a lot of time on his striker, before chatting with coach Gambir.It is very likely that Nair will return to India by playing XI in position n ° 3 and that large calls should be taken with regard to the combination of bowling and the choice of versatile. Jaiswal, Rahul, Nair, Gill, Pant and Jadeja should be the top-six for the Indian cricket team and the sewing bowling will showcase Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. With eight locations taken, the call must now be taken with the other three.

The possibility that Shardul Thakur and Nitish Reddy play cannot be excluded because the two would give depth to the striker, and an additional bowling option if necessary. For the third sewing place, Prasidh Krishna could make the cup while Arshdeep Singh played a very long fate in the nets – something that is not usual for a bowling player who should play the morning the next morning.Now, where does it leave Kuldeep Yadav? There will be the temptation to play Chinese, especially in these dry conditions, but it would have the price of the depth of the striker. The left -hander has a lot of bowl and beat for a considerable period, but it remains to be seen if a versatile is put in the bench to include the specialized spinner.

It will not be a surprise if Kuldeep enters the XI at the price of a versatile by covering itself, but it all depends on what the direction thinks – depth of striker or counters.XI Possible from India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravirandi Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj.