“You can see pressure has gone to Shubman Gill. He knows if he fails a couple of times, his career, for the moment, could be on the line. So, you could see that reluctance,”
Shubman Gill had a challenging time in the previous Test series against South Africa, scoring only 74 runs in four innings. Although he had a modest start in the ongoing Test against England, remaining unbeaten with 14 runs off 43 deliveries, his performance will be closely watched, especially after recent struggles.”
It is a huge learning curve for Ben Stokes – Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik emphasized that Ben Stokes and the England team must alter their approach while playing in India compared to their strategy in the Test series against Pakistan. He pointed out the distinctiveness of the pitches and batting conditions in India, suggesting a need for a different game plan.
Speaking about Ben Stokes’ captaincy, the Tamilnadu wicket-keeper said,
“After (Tom Hartley’s) three overs, I think 99 percent of the captains would have taken him off. I also think it is a huge learning curve for Ben Stokes as well. He is playing and captaining a little bit like how he captained (against) the Pakistan team. Two things are different than the Pakistan team: the calibre of batting and the kind of pitches that they played on,”
“They played on flat pitches where they could score 500 at a quick pace and put Pakistan, who just played orthodox cricket and got that score in a much longer time. So, his way of setting fields was a lot more attacking, which is understandable because he had 500 runs on the board,” Dinesh Karthik concluded.
Ben Stokes delivered a notable performance with the bat on Day 1 of the Hyderabad Test, contributing 70 runs from 88 balls. Nevertheless, the rest of the England batters struggled to make a substantial impact, resulting in their team being bowled out for 246 runs.
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