Bad performance of Indian bowlers. (Photo- PTI)
Before the 5 -match Test series against England, Team India is preparing through its Intra Squad match. However, the Intra Squad match was disappointing for the bowlers on the second day. The star bowlers failed to leave their mark, while the batsmen played brilliant innings and took India A score to 299 runs. Prior to this important series, this performance of Indian bowlers has increased the tension of Team India.
Indian batsmen won hearts
In batting on the second day of the intra squad match, opener Abhimanyu Ishwaran scored 39 runs and gave a strong start. After this Sai Sudarshan scored an innings of 38 runs, which included seven fours. However, the pride of the match was the young batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who played a brilliant innings of 101 runs before being retired, which included 15 fours and 2 sixes. Ishaan Kishan (45*) and Shardul Thakur (19*) remained unbeaten and took the team to 299 runs for 6 wickets in 51 overs. Washington Sundar also scored 35 runs and batted aggressively with three sixes.
Bowlers’ poor performance
On the other hand, the performance of Indian bowlers faded completely. Mohammad Siraj took 86 runs in 12 overs, taking only 2 wickets. Arshdeep Singh gave 52 runs in 12 overs, but could not take wickets. Jasprit Bumrah conceded 36 runs in 7 overs, but he was also empty -handed. The famous Krishna took 2 wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs, which was the best performance among the bowlers. Apart from this, KN ​​Reddy took 1 wicket for 68 runs in 9 overs, while Ravindra Jadeja threw the same over, which scored 3 runs. This poor bowling of the bowlers gave the batsmen a chance to rain runs.
This intra squad match is part of the preparations for Team India’s five -Test series against England, which will start from 20 June 2025. But this poor performance of the bowlers has increased the concern, especially there were more expectations from veterans like Siraj and Bumrah. On the other hand, the batsmen’s form is a positive sign for the team. In such a situation, the coach and the captain now need to work on the fitness and strategy of the bowlers, so that the challenge of England can be faced.