“Should Be Given Opportunity…”: Anil Kumble Backs This Leg-spinner For Place In India’s Test Team

India brutally thrashed West Indies by an innings and 141 runs within the first Test of the two-match sequence on Saturday. It was a totally dominant efficiency from the guests as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171 runs and star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets. In all the match, the spinners had the higher hand because the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau was spin-friendly. India spinners Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took a complete of 17 wickets whereas West Indies spinners scalped three out of the 5 wickets of India.

Former India spinner Anil Kumble praised Team India on such a giant win and acknowledged that the group ought to think about enjoying leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in such situations.

“He should definitely be there because he is a very good bowler. Leg-spinners are very attacking bowlers and it is also difficult at times, they concede runs as well but you need to take a leg-spinner along with you and groom him, and whenever you get a chance, he should be given an opportunity,” stated Kumble on JioCinema.

“Kuldeep Yadav is a very good spinner for Test matches. He has given very good performances whenever he has got a chance as well. There are a lot of wrist spinners in white-ball formats. We are not getting to see them much in Test matches,” he added.

Kumble additional praised the spin-duo of Ashwin and Jadeja and likewise talked about the contributions of all-rounder Axar Patel. He once more emphasised on together with the 28-year-old Kuldeep within the longest format.

“Ashwin and Jadeja are doing a very good job for the Indian team currently. Both are high-quality spin bowlers. The third spinner is also Axar Patel, he has done extremely well whenever he has got an opportunity. As I said, Kuldeep Yadav should also be kept alongside them and played whenever you get a chance,” stated Kumble.

Kuldeep has not been named within the Test squad in opposition to West Indies. He final performed within the longest format in opposition to Bangladesh in December 2022. However, he has been named within the ODI squad in opposition to West Indies.

The second Test match between India and West Indies will start from July 20 on the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.