“When they attack, you have opportunity to take wickets”: Kuldeep says England’s Bazball method “interesting”

Ollie Pope could have harassed that using the time period Bazball is disallowed within the England group. But similar to the remainder of the cricketing ecosystem, India spinner Kuldeep Yadav is happy with England’s newfound method of adopting ultra-aggressive technique, particularly whereas batting, in Test matches.

“Usually in Tests you are not used to teams attacking you with this kind of approach (Bazball), but it also involves you a lot more. As a spinner it makes you more focused on how you want to bowl and what your approach is,” Kuldeep stated right here on Tuesday, forward of India’s third Test in opposition to England beginning Thursday.

“Normally when you play Tests, you don’t worry about batters attacking you, you are only focused on how you want to get them out. But here the approach is different, they are in attacking mode, so you also have to plan how to restrict them. When they play shots, you have many opportunities to take wickets. It’s interesting. The last game was my first (against Bazball). I enjoyed it a lot, it’s good for cricket.”

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Besides Bazball, the character of the pitches – gradual turners versus rank turners which were a typical characteristic in Indian cricket of late – has additionally come as a nice shock. Kuldeep indicated that the pitches have made the collection an fascinating contest.

“I haven’t played on rank turners. I did not play in the last series (Border-Gavaskar series in February-March last year) at home. I do not know what our approach or thinking would be,” he stated when requested what sparked the change in technique behind opting gradual turners.

“It is basically the team management’s decision. Obviously, all of you also want to watch good cricket. Such wickets are important for witnessing good cricket.”