Jaiswal learned from his upbringing, not from Bazball: Nasser Hussain to Ben Duckett

Yashaswi Jaiswal celebrates after scoring a century on the third day of the third take a look at cricket match between India and England, on the Niranjan Shah Stadium, in Rajkot, on February 17, 2024.
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Former captain Nasser Hussain has lashed out at Ben Duckett for suggesting that Yashasvi Jaiswal’s aggressive batting within the Rajkot Test was influenced by England’s ‘Bazball’ technique, saying it’s the guests who want to study from the younger Indian sensation.

At the tip of the third day’s play in Rajkot, Duckett had praised Jaiswal for his attacking century and instructed that the present England workforce ought to obtain credit score for influencing groups to bat extra aggressively in Tests.

England ultimately went on to lose the match by a report margin of 434 runs to concede a 1-2 lead to India within the five-match collection.

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Reacting to Duckett’s comment, Hussain stated, “His (Duckett’s) comment on Jaiswal that he has learned from us, I am going to touch on that. He (Jaiswal) has not learned from you (Duckett), he has learned from his upbringing and all the hard yards he has put in while growing up, he has learned from the IPL.

“If something, I might have a look at him and study from him,” Hussain said during a discussion with another former England captain Michael Atherton on Sky Sports.

Hussain urged the England players to do some self-introspection and make necessary adjustments ahead of the fourth Test in Ranchi.

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“Whatever they’re saying in public and in that dressing room, I hope they’re going again to their rooms, perform a little little bit of self-introspection recreation, like ‘I can look again and study and make enchancment’.

“Otherwise, it becomes a cult, doesn’t it? At times, Bazball in this regime has been described as a cult where you cannot criticise either within or externally. Even in this regime, there is room for learning and improving,” Hussain stated.

“I can go back to the Ashes series, and I reckon they (England) changed (strategy).”