“Crawley’s wicket was the turning point” – Sanjay Manjrekar credits Kuldeep Yadav for timely dismissal as India beat England in Vizag Test

Sanjay Manjrekar lauded left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for dismissing England opener Zak Crawley throughout England’s run chase in the second Test as India gained the sport by 106 runs to degree the five-match collection 1-1.

The former India cricketer identified that Crawley was trying extraordinarily harmful, having scored 73 runs off 132 balls, together with one six and eight boundaries. Yadav trapped him leg earlier than wicket on the stroke of Lunch on Day 4. Overall, he completed with 4 wickets on his return to Test cricket.

Manjrekar informed ESPNCricdata:

“Crawley’s wicket was the turning point. If you looked at the faces of all the Indian players, they were tensed when Crawley was batting in the way he was. This is one team that I’ve seen in a long long time that is getting under the skin of the Indian team in a home series.”

Meanwhile, England captain Ben Stokes believed that the DRS expertise was incorrect concerning Crawley’s dismissal. Speaking to reporters at the post-match press convention, he was quoted as saying by India Today:

“My private opinion is that the expertise has gone incorrect on this event. That’s the place I stand on it. Technology in the sport is clearly there and everybody has an understanding of the causes it may possibly by no means be 100%.”

Stokes added:

“That’s why wahave the ‘umpire’s name’, that’s why it’s in place. So when it’s not 100%, I don’t assume it’s unfair for somebody to say ‘I think the technology has got it wrong.’”

“Kuldeep Yadav coming in has made it a little bit easier to control the English batters” – Sanjay Manjrekar

Sanjay Manjrekar, in the meantime, identified how Kuldeep Yadav managed the circulate of runs towards England in the second Test by bowling quite a bit slower in the air, notably towards Ollie Pope. This was one thing that the hosts lacked in the first Test in Hyderabad, the place they misplaced by 28 runs. He stated:

“Kuldeep Yadav coming in has made it a little bit easier to control the English batters because he’s a bit slow in the air. I saw a couple of reverse sweeps that were played within that straight to the fielder.”

The cricketer-turned-commentator added:

“When somebody is not giving you pace, you saw the trajectory is not as flat just becomes a little bit more difficult.”

The two groups will subsequent lock horns at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot throughout the third Test, which begins on February 15.