‘May use my reverse sweep as a forward defense’ – Ben Duckett on countering the spin threat in India. Ben Duckett shared his method for opening up aggressive field setups.
India and England will play a five-match Test series beginning on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The match promises to be a mouth-watering confrontation since it will be the most difficult test of England’s current ‘Bazball’ style of play against India’s devastating spin bowling assault.
Ahead of the series, England opener Ben Duckett reveal Countering the Indian spin trio of Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja. The southpaw indicated that he would use reverse sweep as a forward defence to clear the players surrounding the bat.
“If the ball is spinning sideways and they have men all around the bat. I might use my reverse sweep as a forward defence without giving away too much. My theory is that when I watch people get out, there’s a short leg, man round the corner, foolish point, and a slip, and you get caught on the wicket. I’m jinxing myself if I get caught on a short leg. Which is unavoidable right now, but what I’m going to attempt to do is get rid of those guys around me. Perhaps my life will be a little simpler. “If they stay in, fingers crossed you get a few more boundaries and a little score,” Duckett remarked on Sky.
Further speaking ahead, the 29-year-old said that sometimes a quickfire knock of 50. Turns out to be a valuable knock for the team on rank turners.
In addition, the 29-year-old state that a quickfire knock of 50. Might be a valuable knock for the team against rank turners.
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Sometimes getting 50 off 60 or whatever that may be is going to be a valuable knock: Ben Duckett
“If we feel like it’s going to be a terrible pitch, sometimes getting 50 off 60. Whatever that may be is going to be a valuable knock for the team and certainly at times we might have to. Although they are an incredible seam attack, potentially try and take the seam down before the spin comes on. ” He went on to say.
Duckett scored 321 runs from nine innings in his final Test series, the Ashes 2023, at an average of 35.66 and a strike rate of 75.88, with two half-centuries to his name. The opening batter will once again aim to provide his team with powerful starts in the forthcoming series against India, ending their 12-year home unbeaten streak.
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