Monty Panesar, the former England spinner, believes India aren’t scared of England’s Bazball strategy after their win at Edgbaston. He expects this to give them a boost before the third Test at Lord’s.
India won by 336 runs on Sunday, their first Test win at Edgbaston. This ties the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series 1-1. The Birmingham win is India’s biggest away Test win by runs.
They will have more confidence now. They aren’t afraid of England’s Bazball. The team is excited and believes. Shubman Gill has led well and batted well, Panesar told IANS.
India’s bowling and fielding was under question after they lost by 5 wickets in Leeds. Even without Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep bowled well. On a good batting pitch, he troubled the English batsmen with the new ball and got them all out for 271 in the final session of the day.
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Akash Deep is now the second Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test in England since Chetan Sharma’s 10-188 in Birmingham in 1986. He had plenty of help from Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar who all took a wicket.
This is Shubman Gill’s first win as a Test captain. Gill batted well, scored 269 and 161, total 430 which is the second highest in a Test, just 26 runs short of Graham Gooch’s 456 against India in 1990.
“This is India’s first Test win at Edgbaston—a historic moment. They will go into the Lord’s Test confident knowing they can beat England, Panesar said.
“Taking 20 wickets in a Test match is a big deal for India. They have found a good bowling combination and if Jasprit Bumrah comes back for the next match, the bowling attack will be even better.
“Akash Deep is a good new ball bowler. He’s a real new ball bowler and he bowled well—a great comeback for him, Panesar added.On England’s problems, Panesar said Shoaib Bashir leaking 286 runs is a big worry. “Shoaib Bashir giving 286 runs is a big issue. England are worried their spinner can’t bowl maidens, he said.
The series is tied 1-1. The third Test is at Lord’s on July 10.
