The third India vs England Test saw the hosts climb out of tricky situations against the visitors with all the members contributing. While there was a great batting displays from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma, all-round show from Ravindra Jadeja, and gritty performance from Ravichandran Ashwin, who played despite a family medical emergency, there were other contributions too. Jasprit Bumah too took two wickets to increase his tally to 17 wickets – the most by anyone.
After India set a 550-plus target for England, it was expected that the visitors would mount a challenge with the aggressive Bazball technique. However, what happened was exact opposite. They were 50/6 at one stage, and ultimately were dismissed for 122. India won the match by 434 runs – their biggest win in terms of runs in the format.
When England were three down, Jasprit Bumrah could be heard mocking their plight. “Ab toh maar hi nahi rahe hain, dekh zara,” Bumrah said with a mischievous smile on his face.
missed it live but this has ended me, how does he sound polite even when sledging https://t.co/5nHkVdoPhv pic.twitter.com/2DC9ND0HJA
— Rahul (@exceedingxpuns) February 19, 2024
Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan have criticised the team’s ‘Bazball’ approach in the ongoing Test series against India, saying the visitors need to apply themselves based The home side leads 2-1 in the five-match series with games left in Ranchi and Dharamsala.
“This was the worst defeat under (Ben) Stokes and Brendon McCullum, and one that exposed their method. They cannot take the aggressive at every opportunity, they have to pick their moments,” Vaughan wrote in his column for “Telegraph.co.uk’.
Hussain echoed the sentiment.
“Bazball is about being attacking but it is also about soaking up pressure,” Hussain said on ‘Sky Sports’.
In contrast, India’s Yashsavi Jaiswal, who has two double hundreds in the series so far, Shubman Gill (91) and debutant Sarfaraz Khan played mature knocks in Rajkot, taking time to settle in before going for their strokes.
“They need to look at the way Jaiswal and Shubman Gill played on day three. They soaked up the pressure for 30 or 40 balls, and then they started to get boundaries.
“That is what Test batting is about. India have scored 875 runs in 228.5 overs. No one can tell me it’s been boring watching India bat here,” Vaughan said.
Things have gone downhill for England since winning the series-opener in Hyderabad. The visiting team’s batters have displayed poor judgement, giving away the advantage to the hosts.
“…surely a defeat this heavy has to be a wake-up call for Ben Stokes and his players.
“England make out that everything is positive but they need to be having conversations about how to bat better,” Vaughan said.
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