Team India might have put up 358 in the first innings, but by the end of Day 2 at Old Trafford, their bowling attack looked flat, fatigued, and increasingly toothless. England, led by a breezy 166-run opening stand between Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, cruised to 225/2 at Stumps, trailing by just 133 runs with eight wickets in hand.
The flatness wasn’t just in the pitch. It was also in India’s bowling plans, and former off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t hold back, slamming the team management’s decision to overlook wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in favour of batting depth.
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