Players Who Could Be Test Stars
India romped home to a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the first Test at Chattogram. The team wasn’t fielding their full-strength squad yet they managed to win without breaking much of a sweat. It was the young stars of the team who primarily fashioned the side’s win. Let us look into details at Players Who Could Be Test Stars.
The new guard takes rapid strides:
These are players who have consistently proven themselves by grabbing the chances that have come their way. The competition is so intense that these players never really get a long run as seasoned pros to take back their spots. But there is little doubt that these players have all the trappings of becoming India’s next bunch of Test superstars.
We look at 4 such Players Who Could Be Test Stars:
#4 Mohammad Siraj
He got to be the leader of the attack in just his third test that too in a venue like the Gabba, Brisbane. Mohammad Siraj has gone from strength to strength in the game’s longest format. He looks at ease bowling to both the left and right-handers. His use of wobble seam even with the new ball adds a new armoury to the Indian pace attack.
Siraj has shown great promise in the last year, especially with wickets across conditions. He looks good to lead India’s pace battery in the coming future.
#3 Shubman Gill
He was another one who blossomed during the Australian tour in 2020-21. Shubman Gill was the one who set the game up in the historic fourth test. It was thought that Gill will soon set the stage on fire. But he couldn’t quite capitalize on the great start. But a breakthrough 2022 saw Gill scoring his maiden Test ton.
It is seen as the first of many to come. Gill is a solid player on the back foot. This facet will help him overcome the tough conditions overseas. He is a fine reader of the game who can potentially also go on to captain the side one day.
#2 Kuldeep Yadav
Ravi Shastri touted Kuldeep Yadav to be India’s main spinner back in 2018-19. But opportunities hardly came his way in the past 4-5 years. Yadav though improved upon his skills to present his case for selection. He returned with figures of 8-113 in the first Test that led to an Indian win.
Yadav was the X-factor as his five-wicket haul in the first innings made proved to be the point of difference. He could be banked on to deliver in alien conditions too. Yadav looks ready to take up the mantle of being the lead spinner.
#1 Rishabh Pant
He is the face of Test cricket in the modern age. Rishabh Pant showed his worth once again in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh. It was his knock that changed the momentum of the game. India was reeling at 48-3 at one stage. Pant’s partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara helped India put on 64 runs in just 73 balls.
India’s wicketkeeper-batsman has played many such knocks in his brief but memorable career. The diminutive left-hander has won India games on all his own already. There is little doubt that Pant is arguably India’s finest Test batsman at the moment.
