“A lot of Indian fans are waiting to see Bazball and put it to bed” – Nasser Hussain discusses England’s struggle to sustain its aggressive attitude in India.
Nasser Hussain discusses England’s struggle to sustain its aggressive attitude in India
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has underlined the problems Ben Stokes and his team will face with their ‘Bazball’ strategy in the forthcoming five-match Test series in India.
England is the last side to win a bilateral series in India, although they have only won one of their past nine games in the nation.
The pitches constructed in India have been the topic of great discussion, and the surfaces for the forthcoming series are likely to be spin-friendly.
England took an unexpected 1-0 lead in the four-match series in 2021, but India rallied on turning surfaces in Chennai and Ahmedabad to win the series 3-1.
Unlike last time, England has gone spin-heavy in the forthcoming series. The touring contingent includes four frontline spinners, two of whom are uncapped: Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir.
“Don’t expect what we saw last time where batters are just pushing and prodding” – Nasser Hussain, manager of the Indians
A lot has changed since England’s previous red-ball trip of India. Joe Root has stepped down from captaincy.
While Stuart Broad has retired. Furthermore, the squad’s ethos has shifted dramatically under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
Root is arguably one of England’s best spinners. In the 2021 triumph against Chennai, he struck a spectacular double hundred.
Ahead of the forthcoming tour, he remains the focal focus for England, according to Hussain. The first Test between India and England will begin on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.