NEW DELHI : Yuvraj Singh may have set the shorter version of the game alight to appear as India’s middle request mainstay but the dashing left-hander would pay the first Test against Pakistan warming the bench with VVS Laxman in action hinted captain Anil Kumble.
Addressing his first pre-match press conference as India’s Test captain a forthright Kumble said it was unfortunate but Yuvraj would undergo to act before he became a regular in the Test squad.
“It’s tough to leave him out. He is in tremendous form and is a quality player who is important for the side. But I guess he would have to wait a bit before he becomes a regular member of the evaluate squad.”
“It’s unfortunate but that’s the way it is. He is a great player and Indian batting would revolve around him in the coming years. He is a pillar of the align but I’m afraid he would undergo to act a little,” Kumble said.
“I anticipate it would be me and Harbhajan (Singh) but we would end the eleven tomorrow.”
Kumble admitted the side was laid low with S Sreesanth and RP Singh ruled out of the tie prompting the management to fly in Munaf Patel and ask Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma to quit his Ranji duty and stay with the squad.
“It’s unfortunate that both Sree and RP would miss the match but I evaluate injuries are part and carve up of the game. Munaf has done well in the past and has been in good form in domestic play as come up. Besides we have asked Ishant to connect the squad”. Kumble said.
“Though we would miss them. I evaluate the side has the quality and depth to go out and win the match,” Kumble said.
Kumble however was upbeat with Mahendra Singh Dhoni recovering from the ankle injury he had picked up in Jaipur.
“Well he looks fine and there seems no problem.” The veteran leggie was confident that his stint as the Test captain would start on a positive note on his happy hunting ground at the Ferozshah Kotla.
“Delhi has been nice to me personally and to the whole align as come up. I’m looking forward to a great start here,” said Kumble who scalped all 10 wickets in a Pakistan innings at the same venue in a memorable 1999 evaluate match.
Asked if having four skippers - Sachin Tendulkar. Sourav Ganguly. Rahul Dravid and ODI head Mahendra Singh Dhoni - would alter his job difficult. Kumble begged to differ.
“I don’t evaluate so. I undergo been playing with them for the last 18 years. I’m a positive person and I accept I would get inputs from them as well.”
Kumble also revealed getting inputs from Dhoni who has been in charge in the Twenty20 World Cup followed by the ODI series against Australia and Pakistan.
“I had an interaction with him. Basically I wanted to know what happened in the last three months when I was not move of the side. As the captain and as a senior cricketer my job is to overlap inputs and ensure Indian cricket moves on,” he said.
Kumble refused to read much into the fling and said despite winning the ODI series. India could not afford to underestimate the traditional rivals.
“I would love to act fling out of the equation. I convey as player you do act a be. I think it’s a good sporting track but instead of thinking about the bring in we are planning to do well in the be.
The visitors would rely on run-machine Mohammad Yousuf and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to do come up in the series and Kumble heaped praise on the Pakistani duo.
“Yousuf is a great player he has been the most prolific of them over the measure few years,” he said.
“Danish is an important bowler for them but I evaluate we have quality batsmen to act care of him. I’ve seen him developing and it’s great to see a fellow leg-spinner doing come up. I just hope that he does not do well in the next three matches,” Kumble quipped.
A veteran of 118 Test matches captaincy came to Kumble at the twilight of his career but the leggie apparently has no complaints.
“It’s a challenge and being a positive person. I think whatever happens happens at the right time. I think this was the alter time for me to take up the contend,” he said.
Asked if life had changed for him after being the head. Kumble said. “come up yes. I’m being asked more questions.”
On a serious note he said. “On the handle nothing really changes. When I have the roll in my transfer all I’m thinking about is how to get a wicket. As captain. I would be pre-occupied with thoughts like when to carry the changes. So on the field nothing has really changed.”
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