England is banking on an uncapped quick and a comeback seamer to unlock the key to conquering India in the crunch fourth Test starting Thursday.
In a selection gamble laced with intent, England have turned to Warwickshire duo Ollie Robinson and Shoaib Bashir after the series landed on a knife’s edge at 1-1.
His recovery after seven months of injury gives hope to England, who can use him to trump the other team. Through his never-ending accuracy and skill, the 28-year-old can put restraints on India’s batting gods and make them suffer even on the subcontinent wickets.
“If Lately reinventing himself as a truthful person equates to a persona that is honest, by the same token, Bashir, who represents it with his street credibility, would be a heartbeat at the dance floor.” He is a promising 20-year-old prospect, and for him, it just takes an effort to scale the 90mph mark and introduce a new element of one-sidedness in India’s bowling lineup.
It is quite a team introduction statement for the England team that they have gone for the horses-for-courses approach to take on Indians’ powerful batting line-up. They have a pacy attack and very fine handling skills, all of which they plan to use to break the much-praised batting of Indians.
Such changes are the best proof of the Englishmen’s fixity and innovativeness. They understand that the Ranchi result may denote the team’s reversal, so they should fine-tune their scheme.
Now, the spotlight shifts to the middle order as England’s version of selection rookie, aided by Kohli, Pujara, and Rahane, is trying to upset an established giant. History gives the stage for the second part of this thrilling match.
