Nayar also shared his views on KL Rahul\u2019s approach, Dhruv Jurel\u2019s maturity, Kuldeep Yadav\u2019s impact, Yashasvi Jaiswal\u2019s hunger, and the opportunity in the hands of Sai Sudharsan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Notably, the selectors rested Bumrah from the ODIs for the forthcoming white-ball tour of Australia and named him only in the T20I squad. Speaking to JioStar on the importance of Bumrah\u2019s workload management and opining on why he shouldn\u2019t play the final Test against the Windies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think Bumrah is going to play this Test. The way the team has been selected without Bumrah for the ODI series against Australia, it seems India wants to win this test against the West Indies with a good margin, which is important for the WTC. Personally, I believe Bumrah should be rested because he\u2019s extremely valuable. After this series, we have another Test series and then the T20 World Cup. I\u2019d like to see him get some rest, but it looks like he won\u2019t and will play this match,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul notched up a ton in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and will be eager to make it two in two. Speaking about his approach, Nayar added,\u201cKL Rahul knows the Delhi pitch well and has scored over 500 runs in the IPL. One of the biggest changes in him isn\u2019t technical, but his approach; he\u2019s playing with more intent now. In the last match, even though he scored a century after nine years, he looked disappointed, knowing he could\u2019ve gone on to make 150\u2013200. That hunger will not stop. Once KL gets going, he doesn\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alongside Rahul, Jurel also notched up a century against the Caribbean side. Nayar believes that the wicketkeeper-batter is \u2018born for Test-level cricket\u2019 and praised his style of run-scoring.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThere are many players in India who score runs, but how you make those runs matters. In the first match, Dhruv Jurel impressed everyone with his control and technique. He made you believe he was born for Test-level cricket. When you score runs like that, pleasing to the eye, a 60, 70, or 80 gives you and everyone around you the confidence that you belong at this level,\u201d Nayar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kuldeep made his presence felt with wickets across both innings. He picked up two wickets each in both innings and contributed brilliantly to the game as India won by an innings and 140 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cKuldeep will enjoy playing in Delhi. He loves playing here. In fact, it was in Delhi that his IPL career really took off. The skid he gets here makes him more effective on this pitch. He needs to make an impact this Test season and in the upcoming South Africa matches. If any foreign team comes to India, Kuldeep Yadav should definitely play,\u201d Nayar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the only innings that India played, Jaiswal failed to put up a memorable knock and was dismissed for a 54-ball 36. Though he looked in great touch and hit seven boundaries during his time out on the field, he couldn\u2019t convert his knock into a big one. Nayar believes that the youngster would be raring to go in the second game and backed him to do well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAccording to me, Jaiswal will score the most runs in this Test. He\u2019s that kind of player; once he gets going, he\u2019s unstoppable. He couldn\u2019t score big in the first Test, so he\u2019ll be hungry. He\u2019s seen everyone else make runs, and he must be thinking, in the next five days, I\u2019ll play a big innings.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sai Sudharsan too failed to impress. Amid the selectors\u2019 backing, the top-order batter was given yet another chance to showcase his game but could only manage a paltry seven runs in the 19 deliveries he faced before walking back to the pavilion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAccording to me, Jaiswal will score the most runs in this Test. He\u2019s that kind of player; once he gets going, he\u2019s unstoppable. He couldn\u2019t score big in the first Test, so he\u2019ll be hungry. He\u2019s seen everyone else make runs, and he must be thinking, in the next five days, I\u2019ll play a big innings.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India and the West Indies will square off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi for the second and final Test of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n