India, Aug. 17 -- Team India fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur shared his honest opinion on warming the bench in recent matches and drawing parallels with the situations faced by Abhimanyu Easwaran and Kuldeep Yadav. Shardul was picked in the squad for the five-match Test series against England, but he played only two matches. He got the chance in the first Test at Leeds but failed to impress with both bat and ball and ended up losing his spot in the XI for the next two matches. The fast-bowling all-rounder was recalled in the XI for the Lord's Test, and he scored 41 with the bat but remained wicketless in the 11 overs he bowled.

Meanwhile, Kuldeep and Easwaran didn't get even a single match on the tour. Despite heavy backing from ...