‘Umran Malik Will Be An X-Factor For India’ Sanjay Manjrekar Suggests BCCI To Add J&K Speedster In Test Team

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar backed speedster Umran Malik ahead of West Indies Test as the speedster is not the part of India Test squad. However, the Jammu and Kashmir pacer is included in ODI and T20I squad for the tour.

The Jammu and Kashmir pacer is out of India’s scheme of things since the recently concluded Indian Premier League.

Umran is yet to make his Test debut for India and he has failed to obtain too many opportunities with the national team now against Windies this will be the golden chance for Umran to prove his worth to the team.

“I believe if you have to pick Umran (Malik), give him a chance in Test cricket because we saw when Mark Wood played the last Ashes Test, a guy who can bowl 90 miles per hour, his specialty is that the tail-enders don’t stay against him for long,” Manjrekar told News24 Sports.

“So, if you have to see Umran Malik, instead of white-ball cricket, if you have a Test series that is not that high-profile, give him a chance there, three-four over spells. So, he will be an X-factor in our bowling,” he added.

Rohit Sharma on India’s First Test Playing XI

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said that young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the Indian innings in the Test series against the West Indies since Shubman Gill has expressed his desire to bat at number three on a long term basis.

Shubhman has opened the innings with his skipper since making his Test debut in 2021 against Australia.

Not one to give away his team combination, the Indian skipper for a change spoke about his batting order and how Jaiswal’s presence helped them to have a left-right combination to begin with.

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