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Umesh Yadav was given a lot of opportunities in Team India but he was not able to cash in on these occasions. However now he has been again included in the Test team of India. Often, Umesh Yadav is included in the team in the absence of Japreet Bumrah, but he can not stand up to expectations. Umesh has not been able to show some extraordinary performance on the England ground recently and has proved to be a failure.
In the T20 series played against England, Umesh Yadav scored just five wickets in three matches. Apart from this, Umesh also given runs too. The economy rate for his runs was 9 runs per over. In the one-day series against England, the situation was even more disappointing.
In the one-day series against England, Umesh got three wickets in two matches. At the same time he scored runs for seven runs per over. Considering Test cricket, considering his previous figures, he do not even influence. In such a situation, he should not have given up place in the Test team.
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Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is not currently appearing in the form. Shikhar Dhawan looks absolutely breathless in the T20 series played against England. His bat remained almost quiet even in the ODI series. Despite this, he has been given a place in the Test team. It has been seen from the past that Shikhar Dhawan has been unable to make runs in the longest form of cricket. In every test he have been seen struggling to score runs.
Shikhar Dhawan has an average of 40 in Test cricket, but in every match, he fails to maintain it and fails to move forward. It was seen against Australia that his average went below 30, while the average 20 against England was also touched. At the same time,his average in South Africa was pegged at around 18. This average clearly shows that Shikhar Dhawan is struggling to score runs in Test cricket. Now he has been given a place in the Test team against England and it will be interesting to see if he can give his best in the test, or not.
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All-rounder Hardik Pandya has also been given a place in the Test cricket team against England. Though the capability of Hardik Pandya can not be doubted, but the hard capability for the test can not be termed as the right selection agenda. Hardik Pandya's last Test record against South Africa, he scored 119 runs at an average of just 20. His bowling record is not something special. He has so far taken 7 wickets while playing in just 7 matches.
At the same time, he did well in the T20 series against England, but his performance in the one-day matches just fell down. Hardik Pandya scored 42 runs in three one-dayers against England. During this time his average was 21.