{"id":499351,"date":"2024-01-21T12:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T06:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=499351"},"modified":"2024-01-21T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T06:53:28","slug":"sunil-gavaskar-virat-kohli-india-vs-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/sunil-gavaskar-virat-kohli-india-vs-england\/","title":{"rendered":"India Vs England: Sunil Gavaskar says India has Viratball to counter England\u2019s Bazball approach in upcoming Test Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar said India has Viratball to counter Bazball, ahead of first test in Hyderabad. India will take on the English team in a five match test series which begins on January 25. India will take on England in the first match of the test series at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad on January 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavaskar said it will be interesting to see how England\u2019s aggressive approach works against England\u2019s spinners. India is at the second position while England occupies the third position in the latest ICC Test rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sunil Gavaskar said, &quot;we have &#39;Viratball&#39; to counter &#39;Bazball&#39;&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TulkBXNGIT\">pic.twitter.com\/TulkBXNGIT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra\/status\/1748905078470394125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavaskar said England has adopted a new approach in Test cricket in the last 1-2 years. It is an aggressive approach where batsmen look to attack. He said the English team just wants to play attacking cricket no matter the situation. He said it will be interesting to see if this approach works against the spinners of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This series is an important assignment for both teams, as crucial WTC points are at stake. The two teams will be up against each other in Tests since their 2-2 draw in the five match test series in 2021\/22. Virat Kohli has been selected in the 16 member team squad which is all set to face England in the first two matches of the five-test series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavaskar said Kohli has a similar amount of hundreds and fifties, which means, he has a good conversion rate. He added the way Virat Kohli is batting, his movement looks good. With the form that he is in, he said the Indian team has a Viratball to counter Bazball. Kohli is just 152 runs away from becoming the fourth Indian batsman to amass more than 9000 runs in Test matches, following the Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. He has currently scored 8848 runs in 113 matches, with 29 centuries to his name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gavaskar said England has adopted a new approach in Test cricket in the last 1-2 years. It is an aggressive approach where batsmen look to attack. He said the English team just wants to play attacking cricket no matter the situation. 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