Gautam Gambhir, former Indian opener has lavished praise on Joe Root as the England skipper continued his rich vein of form with a scintillating double hundred. Gautam Gambhir believes that a lot of young Indian players can learn from England skipper Joe Root on how to play spin even though he is not a batsman from the subcontinent.
Joe Root continued to thwart Indian bowlers on Day-2 of the Chennai Test before getting off to Shahbaz Nadeem for a magnificent 218, setting England up for a mammoth first-innings score after England opted to bat.
Gautam Gambhir: Joe Root Is A Prime Example As One Needs To Have High-Quality Skills While Playing In Subcontinent
Gautam Gambhir talked about how batting in Sri Lanka and Chennai is never easy especially in the kind of heat the cricketers are exposed to.
“When you are playing in that kind of heat, Sri Lanka is not an easy place to get those big hundreds, Chennai is not that easy place even if we are in February right now. But it’s never easy in Chennai. Look at the concentration level that goes along with skill; People can learn a lot how to play spin, especially from Joe Root. It isn’t only about learning to play spin from Indian batters; it’s about learning from whoever does well, ” said Gambhir on ESPNCricinfo.
Gambhir further added in this regard: “Joe Root is a prime example, and a lot of young Indian players can see that it’s not important to be a subcontinent player to dominate in the subcontinent, you need to have high-quality skills, and you can learn so much from Joe Root here.”
Gautam Gambhir Praised Joe Root For His Hunger To Score Runs
The former Indian batsman also praised Joe Root for his hunger as the England captain has now scored three back-to-back 150+ scores in as many Tests.
“When people speak about him not being in the fab four or fab five, ultimately that is never the case. No individual wants to be rated like that, and they just want to contribute. Look at the hunger, 228 in the first Test match against Sri Lanka, then 186 and now 156 not out(218), it’s concentration plus skill,” added Gambhir.
Joe Root had indicated after the first day that England would eye a score of around 600-700 in the first innings. The visitors have already put up 500 on the board. Since the pitch has begun to show signs of uneven bounce, India could have their task cut out when they come out to bat. England are 555/8 with Dom Sibley scoring 87 and Ben Stokes scoring 82. These are the two useful contributions apart from Joe Root’s 218.
Joe Root amassed 426 runs in four innings at an average of 106.50 including two centuries with a high score of 228 in Sri Lanka and with this 218 against India, he now has 3 back to back tons.
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