Former India captain Anil Kumble instructed that England missed a trick by not giving the ball to Joe Root on Day 1 of the continued first Test in Hyderabad. Yashasvi Jaiswal and the bowlers put India in management on Day 1 after the guests opted to bat. Ben Stokes led the way in which with the bat for England, slamming 70 however the Indian bowlers did effectively to limit them to 246. In reply, Jaiswal raised his strategy to an unbeaten 76 within the remaining session as India ended Day 1 at 119/1.

Jack Leach struck for England on Day 1 as Rohit Sharma was dismissed on 24.

After Jaiswal’s carnage within the remaining hour of play on Day 1, Kumble slammed England captain Stokes for not giving the ball to Root.

“I thought England missed a trick by not using Joe Root because he’s someone you can really turn the ball, and he has a good action. And there was Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is a left-hander, and we saw Ashwin trouble the left-handers. So England probably missed a trick,” Kumble advised the broadcasters.

Kumble’s prediction proved to true as Root dismissed Jaiswal within the first over on Day 2.

Kumble additionally labelled the England spinners as “inconsistent”, including that in contrast to the Indian bowlers, they didn’t utilise the circumstances.

“I think it’s one, the length. I mean, they are not consistent at all on a surface where it’s assisting you a bit. We saw that with the Indian spinners. As soon as they bowled a good length, it was turning, so they got the lengths wrong. And then, when you want to spin, I mean first, is confidence. Hartley is playing his first game, Leach hasn’t really played in a while, and then he’s coming in.”

“But if they have to come back in this game, the spinners need to be a lot more consistent. So maybe England need to just keep the field away a little bit because I thought they were over attacks. Because yeah, I mean, you need a slip. Yes, you need a shot, but not for young spinners who are struggling to find the length,” Kumble stated.