Team India batter B Sai Sudharsan remains in doubt for the second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, beginning on July 2. According to reports, the left-handed batter sustained a shoulder injury while fielding in the fourth innings of the opening game. However, with one week still left for the second Test to begin, an official announcement will be made soon.
The youngster got his first Test cap in Leeds but bagged a duck in the first innings, having been dismissed by Ben Stokes. He ended up being dismissed by the same bowler in the second innings but made a useful contribution of 30 and shared a half-century stand with KL Rahul.
A Revsportz reporter wrote the below on on X:
"Break - Sai Sudarshan is not completely fit for the next match right now. He seems to be in some problem on the last day during fielding. He has a slight problem in his shoulder Will keep you updated if things will be fine before next game."
"Dropped catches, lower not contributing cost us" - Shubman Gill
Following India's five-wicket defeat, captain Shubman Gill opined that Team India had their chances but failed to snaffle it. The 25-year-old admitted that such chances don't come often and the tourists must hold on to them moving forward. He said at the post-game presentation:
"A brilliant Test, we had our chances. Drop catches, lower not contributing cost us. Yesterday, we were thinking of giving them 430, but our last wickets fell for 25. Even today, I thought we had our chances after the brilliant first wicket. Didn't go to hand. We spoke about the first-inns collapse, happens, we have to rectify that going forward. Chances don't come easy on wickets like this, but we have a young team. Learning one. Hope to improve that."
India will be keen to draw level in Birmingham to keep their hopes alive.
