Sourav Ganguly says Kuldeep is somebody whom India must take a look at enjoying sooner or later after he didn’t function within the enjoying XI within the Test sequence in England. | Photo Credit: PTI
“I want Kuldeep had performed in Manchester, Lord’s and even in Birmingham. Without high quality spin, you will discover it exhausting to get groups out on day 5 of a Test. On a pitch which had a little bit of tough and there was a little bit of flip, there wasn’t a top quality spinner,” Ganguly, who used match-winning spinners properly throughout his captaincy days, instructed reporters at Bisk Farm’s 25 years celebrations right here on Thursday.
“In the previous, nice sides have had nice spinners – whether or not it’s (Shane) Warne, (Muttiah) Murali(tharan), (Gramme) Swann, (Monty) Panesar, (Anil) Kumble, Harbhajan (Singh) or (R.) Ashwin. Kuldeep is somebody whom India must take a look at enjoying sooner or later.”
While backing younger pacer Anshul Kamboj to play just a few extra Tests, Ganguly mentioned, “I used to be shocked to not see Mukesh Kumar within the nationwide squad, particularly with the pink ball. His numbers in home cricket are phenomenal and these situations would have been preferrred for him to bowl.”
Drawing comparability along with his enjoying days, when India used to have a star-studded batting line-up, Ganguly appreciated Indian batters’ efficiency in England. “We toured England in 2002 and 2007. From the opening to No. 6, everybody scored properly. After a very long time, I noticed an Indian batting line-up during which everybody, proper from the highest order, center order, decrease center order, has scored a whole lot.”
Ganguly had some good phrases for captain Shubman Gill. “Shubman has been excellent. If you give accountability, you’re going to get individuals who can ship. Young Shubman, first hundred outdoors India (sub-continent), is batting beautifully,” mentioned Ganguly.
Published – July 31, 2025 07:02 pm IST
