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As the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy began at Edgbaston on Wednesday, July 3, India made some bold changes-but perhaps not bold enough for some observers. Despite widespread calls for Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion following Ravindra Jadeja's underwhelming performance in the series opener, the wrist-spinner was once again left out of the starting XI.
To manage Jasprit Bumrah's workload, the team rested the pace spearhead, while Shardul Thakur and Sai Sudharsan were also dropped. Their replacements-Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar-brought additional depth to the pace attack and lower-order batting.
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