India, July 9 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin applied reverse psychology while discussing Kuldeep Yadav's chances of making the XI for the third Test. Kuldeep hasn't had a chance to showcase his skills on English soil so far in the series. Despite support from various critics, team decisions led by Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill have favoured other spin options in the playing XI.

The Indian management went ahead with Washington Sundar for the Edgbaston Test to partner with Ravindra Jadeja and strengthen the lower batting order, which failed miserably in Leeds. Sundar justified his selection with a crucial knock with the bat in India's mammoth first innings total of 587. He scored a valuable 42 runs and stitched a crucial 144...