Former English cricket David Lloyd compared Ben Ducketta with Virender Sehwag in his Daily Mail column after a match of the match against India against India in Headley, Leeds. Duckett played one of the most memorable shifts in Headingley on Tuesday when England was chasing 371 runs, Victory of five goals in day 5. The left -hand opener broke 149 out of 170 balls in the fourth shift. He also built an 188-running opening partnership with Zak Crawley and laid the foundation for successful persecution of England.
Lloyd drew parallels with the performance of Sehwag against England and said that Duckett’s impact was similar to what an Indian opener once made English pitching in tests. The former English cricket felt that reverse sweeping was a natural shot for Duckett and plays for fun.
“Ben Duckett has taken a long way because he poured a drink on Jimmy Anderson on Ashes. Now he is an English response to Virender Sehwag and opens the batting in your XI world. Reverse sweeping is a natural shot for him.
Sehwag was known for his fearless launch style, especially against England. One of his most memorable shifts came in 2008 in Chennai, scoring 86 out of 68 balls, which helped India Chase 387 runs. In 17 tests against England, Sehwag scored 821 runs at 75.39 and hit two hundred and four fifties.
In Headingley, England, she played with a remarkable belief and intention to victory over India and presented a fearless and clever approach during the match. This was particularly evident in Ben Duckett’s knocking when he played against Jasprit Bumhrah. Duckett, who has played 34 test matches so far, has already begun to make his brand as one of the most detent openers in the world cricket when scored 2621 runs in 34 matches, on average 43.68.
The opener in the form will be back in action when England faces India in the second test from July 2.
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Published on:
June 25, 2025
Tune
