England batsman Ben Duckett made a bold statement after the end of Day 3 of the ongoing Test against India in Rajkot. He praised Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal for his ton but said his Bazball approach deserves a lot of credit for that.
India batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was at his best in the second innings of the ongoing game. The young batsman took the game away England with his aggressive style of play and helped the hosts take a huge lead at 300 in the second innings.
Yashavi Jaiswal took a little while to get going but after that he played a great innings. The first batsman took the attack to the England bowlers and made them think hard. He gave the players no room to maneuver and punished them all over the park.
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a brutal ton and put India in the driving seat. She continued her dream career and made sure to score her second hundred in the series. He retired hurt on 104 runs off 133 balls and also scored 9 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. His knock helped India take a lead of 322 runs.
Ben Duckett praised Yashasvi Jaiswal as an incredible player and said that he is a superstar in the making. But the English batsman said England deserve a lot of credit because they have made the opposition think differently. Speaking to reporters, he explained:
“He [Jaiswal] He looks like an incredible player, he looks like a superstar in the making. When you see opposition players playing like that, it almost seems like we should take credit that they are playing differently to how other people play Test cricket. We saw it a bit in the summer and it’s very exciting to see other players and other teams also playing that aggressive style of cricket.”
I probably got too defensive – Ben Duckett on his firing
Ben Duckett was England’s shining light in the first innings. He played stupendous innings and scored 153 runs which put the Indian team under immense pressure. He left on the 3rd when he passed away in Kuldeep Yadav.
Ben Duckett admitted he became defensive against a non-spinner but said he would rather go out and put pressure on the bowlers. Speaking further about it, he explained:
“I probably got too defensive against the spins in recent years and only recently started to push them a little bit and I’m really happy I did that yesterday.
“I’d rather go out and bowl under pressure and get caught on the fence sometimes, as long as it’s a shot you play and have practiced thousands and thousands of times. That’s why I didn’t run once and didn’t try to hit them back over their heads. They were all shots that I have played for so many years. It’s an opportunity that I’m at peace with taking because I commit to it so often that I rarely miss it.”
On Day 3, India were 196/2 and ahead by 322 runs.
