The third Test match between India and England that shall be performed on the world’s largest stadium at Motera with a pink ball shall be an “exciting game”, mentioned former all-rounder Suresh Raina who was in Ahmedabad on Monday to inaugurate MS Dhoni Cricket Academy.
“The Test match will be exciting. It will be played in the world’s largest stadium. I think it will be a good Test match,” mentioned Raina after inaugurating the academy on the GMDC grounds. In the final pink ball Test that India performed, the group registered their lowest ever Test whole — 36 runs — at Adelaide Oval versus Australia. The group misplaced the match by eight wickets.
When identified that English bowlers equivalent to James Anderson and Jofra Archer have been rested for the continued second Test match and thus could be recent for the pink ball Test, the previous led-handed middle-order batsman mentioned, “Our bowlers are also getting ready. In NCA you can see Mohammed Shami (who has started bowling), we also rested (Jaspreet) Bumrah, KL Rahul will be back, Though India made 36 in their last pink Test match, the victories that followed (in Australia) was worthy of appreciation.”
Indian speedster Mohammed Shami who suffered a hairline fracture on his proper forearm throughout India’s second innings debacle at Adelaide, resumed bowling on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) about 10 days in the past.
The Sardar Patel stadium at Motera will host the pink ball Test match between England and India from February 24 to twenty-eight. The stadium has been fully been rebuilt and might now host over 1.1 lakh spectators. Ticket bookings for the match have begun. Raina additionally lauded efforts of BCCI secretary Jay Shah in constructing the brand new stadium at Motera.
“Congratulations to Jaybhai. He has made a good stadium. I had met him in Lucknow and he is enthusiastic… he is doing so much for cricket,” he added.
Raina additionally felt that the Indian cricket group was giving a superb struggle again to the English within the ongoing second Test match, after shedding the primary, “We have a given a good fight back in the second Test match. Rohit Sharma played a very crucial innings and he was partnered by Ajinkya Rahane.”
Praising younger wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, he mentioned, “I was also happy to see Rishab Pant. The way he has been making back-to-back runs and the way he has kept for Axar Patel on this wicket (in second Test match). It seems he is improving his game and keeping skills and it is good to see that.”
Earlier within the day, Raina inaugurated the sports activities academy in Ahmedabad and interacted with the scholars.
