Is Joe Root Not Suited To Bazball? England Great’s ‘Frustrating’ Verdict | Cricket News

England batter Joe Root has been underneath the scanner amid his poor present within the ongoing Test tour of India. After England’s 434-run defeat within the third Test in Rajkot on Sunday, Root has solely managed simply 77 runs in six innings throughout three matches. In the third Test, Root acquired out taking part in a rash shot within the first innings, earlier than being trapped LBW within the second by Ravindra Jadeja. His mode of dismissal within the first innings, nevertheless, caught the eye of a number of former England gamers.

Root misplaced his wicket whereas making an attempt a reverse scoop off Jasprit Bumrah’s supply. He didn’t time his shot and was caught within the slip cordon.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain stated that individuals felt that Root doesn’t sit appropriate with England’s ‘Bazball’ college of cricket, however the common of 51 underneath skipper Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, an increase from his common of 49 proves it mistaken.

“After the first two Tests against India, we said that Root might not be suited to Bazball. But the stats say otherwise. He averages 51 under this regime and he averaged 49 before that. His dismissal sort of sums up where we are with Bazball. It will thrill and frustrate in equal measure. When he is playing those reverse-scoops to the first ball of the day of an Ashes Test, we all jump up and applaud. When he does it to Bumrah here and gets out, we all say ‘what a disgrace’,” Hussain instructed Sky Sports.

However, Hussain admitted that ‘Bazball’ is about soaking stress as nicely and Root ought to have taken the sport deep and used the shot later.

“One thing Joe will look at is the timing of that shot. Ashwin was not there, India are down a bowler; Ravindra Jadeja is playing off the back of an injury; Jasprit Bumrah is playing three Tests in a row and there is talk of him needing a rest. Bazball is about being attacking but it is also about soaking up pressure. Get Bumrah into his second or third spell, take it deep and then play the shot later in the day,” he additional defined.

India received the third Test by 434 runs and now lead the sequence 2-1.

The fourth Test begins February 24 in Ranchi.

(With ANI Inputs)