Former English captain Nasser Hussain sharply criticized the Indian bowling performance and tactical decisions after the second day in the fourth test in Old Trafford, Manchester, where visitors did not perform their strategies despite the brave efforts of Rishabh Pant.
Pants, return to fold after retirement injury to 37 due to the tip injury, fought pain to get a fight of 54 out of 75 vans. His shifts helped India to give a total of 358, which gives their superpowers a strong platform to promote victory.
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However, the Indian attack failed to add, with inconsistent lines and a lack of discipline, which allowed England to control. Hussain turned to a special problem with the team’s decision to give a new ball to debutant Anshul Cartar in front of a seasoned Pacer Mohammed Sraj.
“Slightly changing conditions, but bowed very badly. The change in the conditions of overhead conditions does not mean that I do well with both parties. Too many balls on the pillows. Captain’s decisions completely disagreed to be honest.
“I would like to go to Siraj for a short explosion, then I switched it to the other end to follow the Bumrah. We all talked about the green channel on the belt through this is the end, where (Ben) Stokes bowed and got its five, and we got an uneven reflection and side movement.
“Rishabh Pant went there to one leg and today got valuable runs. It was these runs that gave back to England,” Hussain added.
Crawley and Duckett 166run stand in just 32 overs put England in a command in Manchester. After stumps, England stood strong at 225 for two, cropping the Indian first shifts led to just 133 runs and firmly placed in the competition after the dominant bats.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
July 25, 2025
