“Got the right pace for this surface”: India great praises England spinner Shoaib Bashir cricket news

Legendary Indian spinner Anil Kumble praised England spinner Shoaib Bashir’s spell during the fourth Test against India, saying the young spinner has the right pace for the Ranchi surface and credited the team management for selecting him. . Bashir took four wickets for 83 runs in his spell of 32 overs, taking the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar and Ravindra Jadeja. Speaking on JioCinema later, Kumble said, “Credit to the England management for taking the punt on Bashir. What I understand is that Alastair Cook was batting against Bashir and the 20 balls that Ben Stokes saw, he Inspired to bring him on the India tour. He has been very impressive. The kind of line he has bowled as an off-spinner, he has kept the right-handed batsman out of his line of sight.”

“Very few off-spinners these days bowl over the stump to right-handed batsmen, but he has been quite consistent. He has got the right pace on this surface. And look at that length, it’s fantastic to see that, almost 90 per cent of the time. The ball bowls.” Into productive territory where the oddball will jump. The beehive is perfect for an off-spinner,” he said.

Bashir has performed brilliantly in the two Test matches played so far, in which he has taken eight wickets at an average of 35 and an economy rate of 3.29. His best bowling spell is 4/84.

Talking about the match, England batted first and scored 353 runs in their first innings. India restricted England to 112/5, but Joe Root (122* from 274 balls, with 10 fours) returned to form with his 31st Test century. Apart from this, wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Fox (47 runs from 126 balls with the help of four fours and one six) and Ollie Robinson (58 runs from 96 balls with the help of nine fours and one six) also made useful contributions, both of them Made a century partnership with Root.

Ravindra Jadeja (4/67) was the best bowler for India, while debutant Akash Deep (3/83) won everyone’s heart with his opening spell. Mohammed Siraj (2/78) was good with the ball too.

In the second innings, Dhruv Jurel (30*) and Kuldeep Yadav (17*) helped India end the second day at 219/7. Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his excellent form by scoring 73 runs in 117 balls with the help of eight fours and one six. Shubman Gill also scored 38 runs in 65 balls with the help of six fours. Spinners Shoaib Bashir (4/84) and Tom Hartley (2/47) dominated Team India as the Three Lions took a lead of 134 runs.

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