England defeated India by 28 runs in the first match of the Test series. Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, performed well in the first innings. But the team faltered in the second inning. Former Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel has reacted to this match. He believes that Kuldeep Yadav should have been given a chance instead of Akshar Patel. Furthermore, he says that if Mohammad Siraj had not been used frequently, a good batsman could have been kept in the playing XI in his place.
Parthiv replied to the weirdos. He said on Geo Cinema: “There is no doubt that three spinners were enough. But I think differently. You gave Siraj only 6-7 overs in this match. Akshar Patel got a chance before Kuldeep Yadav. His hitting is good too. Rohit had said this before the game. If you wanted variety, go for Kuldeep. They could have kept a pure batsman in the team instead of Siraj. It would have been good if you had more dough.
Team India gave Siraj just 4 overs in the first innings against England. During this period he gave 28 runs. While Siraj scored 7 overs in the second innings. During this time he scored 22 runs and bowled one maiden over. Talking about Akshar Patel, he bowled 13 overs in the first innings and took two wickets. During this period he gave 33 runs. Akshar bowled 16 overs in the second innings and scored 74 runs. He also took one wicket during this time. Akshar had scored 44 runs in the first innings and 17 runs in the second innings. Team India was defeated by 28 runs in this game.