Former India all -rounder and legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin excavated England’s cautious batting approach on 1 of the third Test at Lord’s in the ongoing five -match series. Ashwin also said that the fans were guessing England’s aggressive ‘Bazball’ batting approach under Ben Stokes.
After winning the toss at Lord’s Cricket Ground, England opted to bat first. He finished day 1 at 251 for 4 after 83 overs. The hosts adopted a circulat approach, scoring only three runs per over. Despite having a wicket in hand, Ben Stokes and his side did not play with his normal Bazball approach.
This was a good day for England – Ravichandran Ashwin
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin said England surprised fans and experts with their batting attitude on the early day. Ashwin jokingly stated that England “cheated everyone” that had estimated an attacking performance.
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“It was a good day for England,” Ashwin started, “but everyone believed that they would continue with Bajball. What we saw was prankball. His run rate fell, and he looked more defensive than expected.”
England brought their 100 -run mark in 35.4 overs on day 1, making it adopted by the Bazball approach to his second strongest century stand in an innings. During the Rajkot test in 2024, he was also the slowest against India.
Joe Root Scoring Run is important for England – Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that he was surprised by a change in mindset. However, he praised Joe Root’s centenary, calling it the main attraction of the day. Ashwin emphasized that Root’s innings came at a significant time and served as an example of a textbook to contact Test cricket.
“I have said earlier that the root scoring run is very important for England. And when it was needed, he distributed. The knock was a reasonable lesson that how to play Test cricket. The route is back,” he said.
Joe Root, who scored 104 runs, helped England post a total of 387 in their first innings. Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets with balls for India. In response, India finished day 2 for 3 at 3 at 3. KL Rahul provided stability at the crease, while Rishabh Pant batted despite a finger injury.
Ravichandran Ashwin announces his retirement from international cricket in 2024
Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on December 18, 2024 after India’s third Test against Australia in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The experienced off-spinner took 537 wickets in 200 innings-India’s second biggest wicket took the format.
He also scored six centuries and 14 half -centuries in the tests. Ashwin was part of India’s winning squads in the 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy. He finished his international career in formats with 765 wickets.
Ashwin was part of the Chennai Super Kings Squad in the 2025 IPL season, but was a Bhulakkad campaign, with just seven wickets in nine matches at the economy rate of 9.12.
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