The England team is facing a lot of criticism after a crushing defeat to India in Edgbaston. After winning the first Test in Leeds, over -confidence immersed the England team. The British made the mistake of underestimating Indian batsmen and bowlers and it overshadowed them. Especially the English team did not show any answer to Shubman Gill, who scored centuries in both innings. Now before the third Test at Lord’s from July 10, former England cricketer Mark Bachar has said that if the team of Ben Stokes wants to win, then Gill will have to find a reply. Gill’s technically strong game and calm nature have greatly impact on the butcher. He believed that the Indian Test captain has easily named Virat Kohli’s number four.
Gill, Rahul and Yashaswi looked touched
Bachar, Gill, KL Rahul and Yashasvi, who are commenting in the ongoing Test series between India and England, are greatly influenced by Jaiswal. All three batsmen have scored centuries before the third Test starting in Lord’s from 10 July. Gill’s brilliant performance includes three centuries and has brought his batting average to more than 35 to 42 in just two Tests. Bachar said that what Gill has done in his first series as captain is very special.
‘There is a lot of pressure on the Indian captain …’
Bachar said, ‘There is no game or team, whose captains have to face the pressure, as much as the captain of the Indian cricket team has to face when they are reviewed. There is no need to tell whether Gill is filling the place of Kohli or the place of Tendulkar. For England, 52-year-old Bachar, who played 71 Test matches between 1997 and 2004, said, “Batting on captaincy and number-four, both have a lot of pressure. And till now Gill has adopted it very easily. He looks very comfortable and patient. ‘
‘Gill showed technically very beautiful game’
There were some questions on Gill’s attitude and technology before the series, but this 25 -year -old player has closed the debate for a near future by scoring 585 runs in four innings. Bachar said, ‘And technically he has played very beautifully. Hence the series has a great start. I mean that they may have some records by the end of this series. He has already scored a lot of runs. So what do they have? Nearly 600 runs have already scored in the series. This has been an incredible beginning. ‘
Bachar praised Rahul fiercely
Bachar said, “England will have to find his break in the middle order because when you dismiss the first three or four batsmen, it becomes a little easier to cover the lower order.” Bachar is very impressed with Rahul, who has performed well in the last 24 months in batting order, both the top order and the middle order. After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, the opening pair of Jaiswal and Rahul have become immediately a hit. Bachar said, “I have seen Rahul playing, we go back to the 2021 series in England and he batted in the top order with Rohit.”
