Former India spinner Pragyan Ojha fired a warning to Ben Stokes and co. ahead of the five-match IND vs ENG Test series set to commence from January 25 onwards. The ex-India cricketer advised England to have a backup plan to their existing strategy and reminded them that the conditions would vary from what they had witnessed in Pakistan.
IND vs ENG: Ex-India star cautions England against Bazball
“I feel England will be very confident with the strategy they have adopted. But they need a backup plan because the conditions won’t be like what they were in Pakistan. The wickets were slightly better and favoured the batsmen. Here, the conditions will favour the spinners. So how they tackle this will be very important,” Ojha said while speaking to JioCinema.
England had been successful in their last visit to Pakistan, going home with a 3-0 series win under their belt. Ojha opined that it won’t be easy for England to execute their Bazball strategy against Indian spinners or pacers, including Bumrah.
“Bazball involves playing fearless cricket and England tries to gain a psychological edge using this strategy. Executing Bazball will be difficult in India because it won’t be easy to play the Indian spinners or for that matter Jasprit Bumrah and the other pace bowlers,” he further added.
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