England opener Ben Duckett praised Yashasvi Jaiswal for his enterprising century on day three of the Rajkot Test, but suggested that England should get some credit for their opponents’ aggressive style in Test cricket.
Jaishwar’s 104* ensured India’s batting power on the third day of the Test and gave India an advantage at the stumps. Although the 22-year-old opener was forced to withdraw due to injury, India’s 322-run lead ensured that the hosts will start the fourth day as favorites.
Duckett became England’s star, scoring 153 runs in his first innings, but none of his team-mates scored more than 41 runs. However, a collapse at the bottom erased some of his early advantage, and overall he fell from 299-5 to 319.
“The risk-reward when it’s Bumrah, who today of all days is disproportionately important given that Ashwin’s not there, just wasn’t there.”
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India started with a lead of 126 points. Jaiwal started slowly but picked up the pace after tea. Before the final session began, he scored 19 of his 54 balls, and in the end he reached his triple digits with 122 balls.
After the match, Duckett spoke to reporters and praised India’s energetic return to the game. Although he praised Jaiswal’s batting performance, he also mentioned England’s contribution to his approach.
“When you see opponents play like that, you feel like they should be allowed to play differently than other players play in Test cricket,” Duckett said. . “We saw a little bit of it over the summer and it’s very exciting to see other players and other teams play this attacking style of cricket as well.
Duckett endorsed Jaiwal to bring a bright future to the game.
“He looks like an up-and-coming superstar, but unfortunately he’s in very good shape at the moment.” He needs to drop a little more.
