Ben Duckett’s feedback on India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal haven’t gone down properly with former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan. Duckett, who smashed 153 off 151 balls within the third Test in Rajkot, stated England’s Bazball type ought to deserve some credit score for the way in which India opener Jaiswal batted within the second innings. Jaiswal, who took 80 balls to succeed in his half-century, accelerated an excellent deal to finish up with an unbeaten 214 off 236 balls.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal being greeted by England’s Ben Duckett(PTI)
He hit 12 sixes in his whirlwind equalling the world file by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. Jaiswal’s blistering innings was one of many main the explanation why India have been capable of give England a mammoth 557-run goal, which proved method an excessive amount of because the guests have been bowled out for 122. India received the match by 434 runs to take a 2-1 lead within the five-match sequence.
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“When you see players from the opposition playing like that, it almost feels like we should take some credit that they’re playing differently than how other people play Test cricket,” Duckett stated.
Hussain, Vaughan slam Duckett for attempting to take credit score for Jaiswal’s double hundred
Hussain, nevertheless, did not take a liking to the England left-hander’s feedback. The former skipper stated Jaiswal’s upbringing, his laborious work and IPL are the explanations behind his success. “The comment on Jaiswal that he has learned from us, I am going to touch on that. He has not learned from you, he has learned from his upbringing and all the hard yards he has put in while growing up, he has learned from the IPL. If anything, I would look at him and learn from him,” Hussain instructed Michael Atherton on the Sky Sports podcast.
“So, whatever they are saying in public and in that dressing room, I hope they are going back into their room with self-introspection. I can look at that lad and learn from him. Otherwise, it becomes a cult, doesn’t it? At times, Bazball has been described as a cult where you cannot criticise either within or externally. Even in this regime, there is room for learning and improving,” he added.
Hussain was the one one not pleased with England gamers’ indication. Vaughan, one other former skipper stated the remarks from English cricketers have an avoidable undertone to it.
“Listen to them, and you would think nothing is ever wrong. Jimmy Anderson said they would chase 600 in Vizag. Ben Duckett said “the more the better” when it comes to their goal this week, however they fell 434 brief. Duckett additionally reckons they deserve credit score for the way in which Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting, as if no participant in historical past has ever performed an attacking shot.
“They talk about not playing for the draw, but to me, that’s disrespectful to Test cricket. The draw is a crucial part of the game, and in five-Test contest has often provided the bedrock of some great series victories,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
