“Need To Use His Bowlers Cleverly”: India Great’s Advice For Rohit Sharma Ahead Of England Tests | Cricket News

Team India is all set to face England within the upcoming five-match Test sequence. The first Test will kick-start from January 25 in Hyderabad. Rohit Sharma and Co might be coming to this sequence after registering a 3-0 clear sweep towards Afghanistan in a T20I sequence. In this Test sequence, the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah might be returning to motion, who earlier missed the T20Is towards Afghanistan. Ahead of the primary Test, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar got here up with some recommendation for skipper Rohit. 

As the primary match might be performed on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Gavaskar acknowledged that Rohit should rotate his bowlers “cleverly” because the pitch won’t offer sufficient flip. 

“As captain, Rohit Sharma will need to use his bowlers cleverly. Usually in Hyderabad, there is not enough turn on offer, so if England bats first and make a successful start till lunch, there we’ve to see how he uses his bowlers to judge him,” Gavaskar advised Star Sports. 

“Rohit Sharma scored an amazing century towards England within the Chennai Test in the course of the earlier house sequence. He confirmed the way to bat in a spin-friendly pitch. If he bats equally then Team India will get a very good begin. It additionally eases the work for No. 3 and 4 batters,” he added.

England drew their earlier sequence towards India at house. However hosts India, unbeaten in a Test sequence since their 1-2 loss to England in 2012-2013 season, stay a formidable opponent.

The Test sequence guarantees an intriguing conflict between India’s spin prowess, led by skilled campaigners like Ashwin, and England’s aggressive batting technique. India even have the likes of Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.

(With PTI Inputs)