The surface on offer in Multan for the first Test between Pakistan and England has come under the scanner yet again. Pakistan smashed 556 runs while England responded with 823 in the first innings. Meanwhile, Nasser Hussain has taken a hilarious dig at the pitch in Multan.
Virat Kohli's bat has been quiet in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and since despite that India have been unbeaten, former England captain Nasser Hussain warned South Africa against taking him lightly while referring to ex-India captains' several crucial knocks in big games.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain hailed Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for his brutal innings against Australia and for leading the mindset shift that was an after-effect of T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final loss to England. The two sides face off in a repeat of that semi-final in Guyana in 2024.
Virat Kohli has missed out on the first two Tests of the ongoing India vs England Test series due to personal reasons. He is likely to miss the next two as well with doubts remain over his participation in the fifth Test as well.
India suffered a narrow defeat by 28 runs in the first Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. While chasing 231, India got bundled out for 202 runs after their batting order crumbled.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has warned the Indian team against making pitches that turn a lot as it would also mean that the visiting spinners might also come into the game. India have been on the receiving end of results on such pitches whether in Indore last year or in Pune in 2017.
The next edition of the T20 World Cup is set to take place in June this year in the West Indies and the USA. England are the defending champions but surprisingly, Hussain isn't backing Jos Buttler and his men to defend the title.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) came down heavily on England and Australia for maintaining slow over-rates throughout the Ashes 2023 series and slapped them with heavy penalties.
England played some excellent cricket in the Ashes levelling the series after being 0-2 down post two Tests of five-match series. But many feel their real test will be in India next year in January against top spinners on rank turners.
Ricky Ponting and Nasser Hussain have their say on England and Australia losing WTC points due to maintaining slow over-rates during the Ashes 2023.
It is hard to disagree with Hussain after looking at England's cricket schedule from 2023-27. The English cricket team is scheduled to play a total of 42 Test matches, 44 ODI, and 52 T20Is apart from two ODI World Cups, two T20I World Cups, and two Champions Trophies.
The former England skipper added that he didn't want to blame the Indian cricketers for deciding not to play the fifth Test as life inside the bio-bubble is very tough.
The fifth Test between England and India scheduled to start from Friday was cancelled due to fears of further increase in number of COVID-19 cases in the Indian camp.
India pulled off the fourth-Test win against the hosts on Monday evening -- only their second-ever at The Oval and first at the venue after 1971 -- to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
Hussain wrote that any other team would have bowled their main spinner more in similar conditions.
The 53-year-old believed that the bio-bubble life enforced by COVID-19 has brought out a tweak in Pope's game for the good.
Hussain added that Kohli made some minor adjustments to deal with his issues.
Bairstow has been assigned wicket-keeping duties for the fourth Test against India at The Oval.
Kohli has scored 124 runs in just five innings at an average of 24.80. His highest score of the ongoing Test series was 55 in the second innings of the Headingley Test, which India lost by an innings and 76 runs.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain lauds England for troubling India.
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