IND vs Eng 4th Test: ‘Ball ball call Call, Not in My Hands’ – Shardul Thakur put the ball on Shubman Gill’s bowling strategy in court. Cricket news
Timesofindia.com in Manchester: One day dominated for a long -term stretch from the early England pair, it was Rishabh Pant’s courageous comeback that actually defined the story of day 2 in the fourth test at Old Trafford. Fitning with a fragmented toe on day 1, the pants went to a routine ovation from a manchester crowd after Shardul Thakur’s collapse. In clear pain, wicketkeeper-better stood long to maintain 54 runs off 75 balls, extending its total to 358. Shardul Thakur told reporters at a press conference to reporters after the day’s game on Thursday, “This was always our plan. The knock of the pants was a symbol of disobedience after losing Ravindra Jadez in the early stages of India. Thakur (41) and Washington Sundar (27) stitched a useful stand before England, led by Ben Stokes’ led to 5/72, wrapped the launch after the innings.Thakur, who bowled only five overs for 35 runs, said that the bowling decision rested with the captain. “Bowling is the call of the captain. Not in my hands. Captain decided when he had to bowl two overs today, but this is the captain’s call. It is difficult to find a rhythm but I try and use my experience.” His blunt response to the same reflected the trust in the skipper and the calls made by him during the 4th Test, until the end of the day’s game on Thursday.On the fitness of the pants, Thakur said: “This will be his call. He did not come on the bus today because he was in the hospital. When we were getting hot, he was not on the ground. This is a fracture – the news is already out. , England’s reply began on a major note, with openers Zak Croly (84) and Ben Docket (94) ran at a 166 -run stand in just 32.4 overs. India finally broke when Jadeja caught Crowley behind, and Ansul Kamboj dismissed Docket to deny her a century, which was also a 24 -year -old girl Test wicket.
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Thakur said, “Whatever runs we got on the board were a good effort, the ball was doing a lot.” However, he admitted that the bowlers could do better. “We could have been better with the new ball. The runs just kept flowing. It was not difficult for the bowlers … we could have been patient. We have to evaluate which delivery is delivered to stick from.” England ended the day at 225 for two, with India behind by 133 runs, with Oli Pope (20) and Joe Root (11) unbeaten. However, it was a feeling of pants, which set the tone, which India expected to be 3 of this important encounter.
