London, Jun 30 Australia batting legend Greg Chappell believes India paid the price for a lack of variety in their bowling attack during the first Test against England and has called for the inclusion of Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav, whom he hails as the "best wrist-spinner since Shane Warne", in the playing XI.
India lost the opening Test of the five-match series by five wickets at Headingley, where they were also guilty of dropping as many as eight catches.
"As disappointing as the fielding in Headingley was, it was not the main reason India lost the Test. Most of India's problems were self-inflicted. Perhaps the most expensive error was the no-ball that gave Harry Brook an early life in the second innings," Chappell wrote in his column for 'ESPNCricinfo'.
However, the former Australian skipper felt that the sameness of India’s right-arm seamers -- Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna. |
