After thrashing South Africa by seven wickets within the first two days at Newlands, Cape Town, the Indian cricket crew captain Rohit Sharma demanded truthful remedy relating to the pitches’ rankings in red-ball cricket. But, English star Jonny Bairstow fuels ‘pitch speak’ together with his newest remarks ahead of England’s tour of India 2024.
India beat the Proteas in Cape Town after an enormous defeat within the first match at Centurion’s SuperSport Park. It was a blended efficiency from India however the pacers produced a constructive show on South Africa’s pace-friendly pitches.
But not India host England in a five-match Test sequence beginning on January 25 and everyone seems to be questioning concerning the hosts’ plans with pitches. Indian pitches through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 have been criticized by many as video games completed inside the first three days.Â
Pitches will be below scanner and Bairstow believes that gradual pitches will have a adverse impact on in-form Indian pace assault.
“India can produce different pitches, it doesn’t have to turn,” Bairstow informed Sky Sports. “We’ve seen how potent their seam attack has been recently. Look, I’m sure the pitches will turn: it’s whether or not they’ll turn from day one, which potentially negates a bit of their strength in their seam attack. We know how strong they are.”
Bairstow, who has a poor report of 389 runs in 14 Test innings in India, additionally highlighted India’s robust spin assault in Test cricket. He additionally identified that India’s squad will converse the potential nature of the pitches and taking part in circumstances.
“Obviously, the last time Axar and Ashwin played well. You forget that in that first Test match, the guys played really well, Rooty (Joe Root) got a double in the first Test match in Chennai and then conditions changed quite drastically. We know that it’s the quality spinners, especially in India, we know that they are going to come at us. Whether Axar plays, whether he doesn’t play. Whether Jadeja plays or Kuldeep plays, who knows? We’ll have to wait and see. But there’s no point in overthinking things before their squad’s announced before we see the pitch and the conditions that (are) in front of us,” Bairstow added.
