Sunil Gavaskar suggests how 'Bazball' can be successful in India
Rohit Sharma's India will take on Ben Stokes-led England in the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on January 25.
NewDelhi: As the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team prepares to take on Ben Stokes' England in the first Test of the five-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on January 25, talk turns to Bazball's efficiency on the Indian fields only further. higher. However, legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes that England's new style of playing red-ball cricket has a great chance of success in this series.
It can work in India, it can. If you look at it, the boundaries have become smaller in recent years. The bats have been getting better and even accidents are crossing the line,” Gavaskar told Star Sports.
“I think the English batters will try to attack the spinners out of the game. They'll try to smash them into the stands. Yes, they can be fired in the process, but you create a mentality. Our spinners also play a lot of T20 cricket. What is your mentality in T20 cricket, there it is okay if you don't pick up wickets but you have to be careful not to hit sixes or boundaries. Your flight and line, you tend to change these. In Test cricket, even if you are attacked at the start of your spell and you concede a few sixes, there is a possibility that our spinners will try to reduce the flight and change the lines and lengths,” Gavaskar added.
England last won a Test series in India 12 years ago, where Alastair Cook captained and spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar, along with Kevin Pietersen, played leading roles in the 2-1 win. In the 2021 tour, England had won the opening Test in Chennai but lost the next three matches and lost the series 3-1.
England are yet to lose a Test series under Stokes-McCullum's leadership, but the tour of India will be the toughest challenge of their regime yet. The upcoming series between India and England will begin on January 25 in Hyderabad, followed by other matches in Visakhapatnam (February 2-6), Rajkot (February 15-19), Ranchi (February 23-27) and Dharamshala (March 7-11) . ).