On the Indian batsmen’s struggle against spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley in the Ranchi Test, England said, “It was a pleasure to watch.” cricket news

England spinners Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley dominated the second day of the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. On a surface where the guests scored a total of 353 runs before being bowled out, hosts India failed to repeat the same on at least the second day of play. Despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 73, India were reduced to 177 for 7. An unbroken 42-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Dhruv Jurel (30) and Kuldeep Yadav (17) saved India’s defeat that day.

England off-spinner Bashir led the way with 4 for 84, while left-arm orthodox Hartley took 2 for 47 on the day.

Extremely pleased with the dominance of England’s spinners against the Indian batsmen, former Three Lions captain, Michael Vaughan said it was a “joy to watch”.

“England’s 2 young spinners are confusing the Indian players in their own backyard. I don’t think Bashir has bowled even 1 bad ball,” Vaughan previously wrote on Twitter.

The 2 young spinners of England are confusing the Indian players as to how they should play on their own soil.. I don’t think Bashir has bowled even a single bad ball.. #inveng

– Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 24 February 2024

Young off-spinner Bashir tore apart the Indian line-up, taking an impressive four wickets as the hosts faltered at stumps on the second day of the fourth Test on Saturday.

The 20-year-old Bashir, playing only his second Test, dismissed Shubman Gill (38), Rajat Patidar (17), Ravindra Jadeja (12) on a pitch that had uneven bounce and was a blow to the Indian top and middle. There were cracks. order.

He returned to his marathon 31-over spell of two sessions after the tea break and clean bowled the in-form Jaiswal (73) with a ball that slipped through the left-hander’s defence.

Due to the intermittent fall of wickets, India were forced to make a comeback and trailed by 134 runs at the end of the second day’s play.

Had it not been for the fighting partnership between Jurel and Kuldeep, India would have struggled to cross even the 200-run mark.

(With PTI inputs)