Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting slammed Shubman Gill for his captaincy during England’s first innings in the fourth Test in the old traffic. Ponting said that the Indian captain made poor strategic calls on day 2 (Thursday, 24 July), including suspected bowling decisions and field placements.
England is in a commanding position in stumps at day 2 in response to India’s total 358 runs. Ben Docket and Zak Croly laid the foundation with an aggressive 166 run stand. Docket ended for 94 and Croly for 84, but his partnership helped England top 225/2 in a day 3.
Cleverly, they were wrong – Ricky Ponting Slams Shubman Gill
Speaking on Sky Sports, Ricky Ponting said that many strategic decisions of Shubman Gill helped England achieve the upper hand. Ponting questioned Mohammad Siraj’s decision to open bowling with a further debut.
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Kamboj accepted three borders in its first over, and Ponting felt that it gave England an early pace. He also reported that Gill created a flawed field placement, given that Ben Docket’s first six borders came behind the square.
Ponting said, “I think they were cleverly closed. Kamboj should not have taken a new ball. I did not like it from the beginning. The first six borders of Docket were behind the square leg, so they were cleverly wrong,” said Ponting.
Jasprit Bumrah Bowling from the wrong end – Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting also expressed concern about Jasprit Bumrah, who was not bowling with Statham and, which proved to be more successful for the bowlers during the match. Ponting said that India may have remembered the opportunity by not using its Spearhead Pesar most effectively.
He said, “I think Bumrah is bowling from the wrong end. Most of the wickets have fallen from Statham and, and he bowled most of his work from Anderson End,” he said.
Jasprit Bumrah went without one wicket on day 2, scoring 37 runs in 13 overs. In particular, he has been a prominent artist for India in the ongoing Test series against England, taking 12 wickets in five innings of 24.08, including two five wickets halls.
India is in a challenging position to save testing and chain
India is in a challenging position despite posting a total of 358 innings. The visiting team has taken a narrow lead of 133 runs before the stumps on 2 days. They would require a strong bowling effort to remain competitive in the match and series.
Rishabh Pant took a brave decision to return to the crease despite a fracture toe and scored 54 off 75 balls. The manchester crowd gave him a permanent ovation for his courageous efforts. He played an important role in pushing India behind 350 points.
England appears under control and is eyeing a series-clinning win. The hosts will aim to score more than 500 runs in their first innings, so that a large -scale lead can be achieved and India can be kept under pressure.
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