India’s former batter Robin Uthappa shared his thoughts on India’s struggles in Test cricket under new captain Shubman Gill. According to Uthappa, Gill’s captaincy still has room to grow, especially when it comes to trusting bowlers like Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav in crucial moments.
Uthappa pointed out that Gill needs to show more faith in Sundar. “I think Shubman, as a captain, needs to trust him [Washington Sundar]. Because certain players feel they can play a bowler easily, they don’t value skill as much as the next person, because he feels like he’s an easy bowler [to play against]. It’s human nature. It’s happened in Indian cricket before. But for the development of Indian cricket, Washington and Kuldeep have to play a lot of Test matches and bowl a bulk of overs,” Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.
He further explained why bowling depth is more important when it comes to winning Test series rather than individual matches.
“We can win matches by batting, but to win a series, the bowling unit has to fire. For that, you need to develop players. We need to give exposure to bowlers. Kuldeep Yadav should bowl 20–25 overs, make him used to that.”
Earlier, during the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford in July, Sundar was asked by a broadcaster, “Did your captain [Shubman Gill] forget that you can bowl in the first innings?” To this, Sundar responded calmly, “I’m not giving any headlines this time.”
He later added, “Most of the time, I am around the square, so I’m sure I cross him every now and then. But yeah, whatever the team needs.”
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