West Indian batting legend Viv Richards is just not amused with previous and current English cricketers “moaning and groaning” in regards to the spin-friendly pitches in India and mentioned the guests didn’t put together properly for the problem.
The newly-laid Motera monitor in Ahmedabad turned a topic of debate after India crushed England inside two days within the third Test to go 2-1 up within the four-match collection. The extreme criticism got here from former England captains like Michael Vaughan and a bit of the British media.
All the chatter has not gone down properly with Richards, whose unimaginable vary of strokes and fearless method to the sport terrorised the most effective of bowlers in his prime in each nook of the cricketing world.
“I’ve been requested questions not too long ago in regards to the Test match that was performed in India, the second and third Test match in opposition to England.
“And I am a little confused about the question really because there seems to be a lot of moaning and groaning about the wicket that they were playing on,” Richards mentioned in a video posted on his Facebook web page.
“I just felt that the ones who are moaning, in my opinion, should realise that there are times that you’re going to get a seaming track, a ball that is basically jumping off a good length and everyone thinks that’s a problem for batters,” he reasoned.
The 68-year-old identified that enjoying in India has principally been about tackling high quality spinners and that England could not have performed their homework correctly forward of the tour.
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Weighing in on the controversy, the batting nice mentioned, “… But now you’ve seen the opposite aspect, and this is the reason I believe it was given the title Test match cricket, due to the check of the thoughts and can and every little thing else that goes with it if you’re competing.
“And the complaints have been that the wicket is spinning an excessive amount of and all that kinds of stuff. This is one other aspect of the coin guys.
“People seem to forget that if you’re going to India, you should expect that. You are going to spin land. You should basically prepare yourself to know what you’re going to encounter.”
Richards mentioned that India have pushed England out of their consolation zone, weeks after the guests began the collection with an enormous win.
“Ever since that first Test match, England have been of their consolation zone. They have now been taken out of their consolation zone at current and they’ve to seek out methods and means to deal with what they’re going to encounter.
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“Spin is also a part of the game, this is what a Test match brings. The Indian pacers have been brilliant over the past few years in terms of substance, the wicket-taking ability and stuff like that.”
The legend urged the English group to work tougher and face the problem resolutely.
“…now that you’re in India, you are going to encounter things and have got to find a way. You’re going to get dirty. There is nothing in the rule book that says I’ve got to score my runs in pretty, classical ways,” he mentioned.
