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India Great's 'Technique' Jibe At England Batters As Kevin Pietersen Slams Hyderabad Pitch

The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, where the India vs England first Test is being played, has been a major talking point from Day 1 of the game. Many experts have showed dissatisfaction for the fact that the surface assisted spinners from the opening day itself. During commentary on the first day, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen criticized the nature of the pitch and said that it should not be providing the amount of turn to spinners what it offered. Sunil Gavaskar, who was also there in the commentary box with him, differed in opinion and rather pointed out at the flaw in the 'technique' of the England batters.

"Do The Same Stuff...": England Great's Advice To Rahul Dravid Regarding Shubman Gill

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has raised concerns over young India batter Shubman Gill's form in Test cricket. Pietersen, who masterminded England's last Test series win in India, urged head coach Rahul Dravid to take Gill under his wing. The 43-year-old acknowledged Gill's talent, but feels that the youngster still needs to work on his game. He made the comments after Gill played a rash shot to get out on Day 2 of the ongoing Test against England.

Root's part-time role leaves England in a spin

HYDERABAD, India : England picked three specialist spinners for the series opener against India but it was their handling of part-timer Joe Root that intrigued many after the second day's play on Friday.

From 450/9 To 'Two Day Game': Kevin Pietersen Trolled For India vs England 1st Test Prediction

Former England cricket team batter Kevin Pietersen was trolled heavily on social media by ex-India opener Wasim Jaffer after his prediction regarding England's batting on Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday went horribly wrong. At the start of day's play, Pietersen took to social media to post that he believes England will declare their innings on 450/9. However, Ben Stokes was the only England batter to cross the 50-run mark as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each to bowl out the visitors for 246 in the third session. Jaffer was quick to react to Pietersen's prediction on X (formerly called Twitter) and his witty reply even had a reference to Dinesh Karthik.

Rohit Sharma Gives Reason Behind Picking Axar Patel Over Kuldeep Yadav For First England Test

India picked a total of three spinners for the ongoing first Test match against England at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad but Kuldeep Yadav still failed to make a cut into the team. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel were the ones who were included for the game. At the toss, Rohit informed that the team management had to take call between Axar and Kuldeep Yadav but the former got preference due to his batting ability.

On England Spinners' Poor Show Against India, Kevin Pietersen's 'Big Concern' Bombshell

Legendary England cricket team batter Kevin Pietersen had a grim warning for Ben Stokes and Co following the end of play on Day 1 of the first Test match against India on Thursday. Yashasvi Jaiswal looked in fine form as he slammed a half-century and India were 119/1 after bowling out England for just 246. Jaiswal looked particularly comfortable against the England spin trio of Tom Hartley, Jack Leach and Rehan Ahmed as he scored a majority of his runs against them. Pietersen said that the spinners are his 'big concern' and he does not seem them 'outbowling' their Indian counterparts.

Watch: Did DRS Malfunction Cost India? Ravi Shastri Calls Joe Root Lucky

The Indian cricket team didn't have the best of time with the DRS on Day 1 of the first Test against England. Rohit Sharma saw all three reviews going to waste as the hosts made some poor call. However, one call that India seemed to be getting in their favour went away probably because of a technological malfunction. Joe Root, trying to paddle sweep a delivery from Ravindra Jadeja, saw the ball hitting his pads. The umpire, however, turned down the loud appeal for LBW.

Will 'Bazball' Work Against Spinners In India? Explaining England's Unique Approach

England's 'bazball' has begun arguably its biggest challenge as they begin the first Test of the 5-match series on Thursday. While England's new attacking approach in Tests, brought by head coach Brendon McCullum, has reaped excellent rewards against other teams, doing the same against Indian spinners in the subcontinent is a bigger task. India skipper Rohit Sharma already stated that the way England plays isn't their concern but the story of the five-match series will be 'Bazball' against spin. But, if there's a team capable of doing this, it's England, the only side that had last won a Test series in India, back in 2012.

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India Great's 'Technique' Jibe At England Batters As Kevin Pietersen Slams Hyderabad Pitch

"Do The Same Stuff...": England Great's Advice To Rahul Dravid Regarding Shubman Gill

Root's part-time role leaves England in a spin

From 450/9 To 'Two Day Game': Kevin Pietersen Trolled For India vs England 1st Test Prediction

Rohit Sharma Gives Reason Behind Picking Axar Patel Over Kuldeep Yadav For First England Test

On England Spinners' Poor Show Against India, Kevin Pietersen's 'Big Concern' Bombshell

Watch: Did DRS Malfunction Cost India? Ravi Shastri Calls Joe Root Lucky

Will 'Bazball' Work Against Spinners In India? Explaining England's Unique Approach