According to the former cricketer, the batsmen will need to take on more responsibility to avoid the batting order from collapsing in the way it did in both innings of the previous Test. Playing an extra batsman would just be a “knee-jerk” reaction in Dasgupta’s opinion.
In a video on his YouTube channel, here is what Deep Dasgupta had to say:
Virat Kohli’s team doesn’t play safe: Deep Dasgupta
Deep Dasgupta reckons playing an extra batsman would be like playing safe and that is certainly not in the DNA of Virat Kohli and his team. Kohli has always been vocal about how the extra bowler helps in picking up 20 wickets and that is something they could stick to in the fourth Test.
India’s playing combination is still uncertain with just hours to go before the beginning of the fourth Test. The surface on offer at the Oval has traditionally supported spin so it wouldn’t be a surprise if both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are selected in the playing XI.
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