England’s Dom Bess says he hated cricket during his prolonged stay in bio-bubble on India tour

Bess picked 5 wickets in 2 Tests against India.

England off-spinner Dom Bess might not have had many opportunities on the recent tour of India and even in the chances he got, he couldn’t perform to the best of his abilities, and now he has revealed the reason for the same.

Bess got just five wickets from two Tests in the fourth-match series which India won 3-1. He was dropped after helping England to victory in the first Test in Chennai, only to return for the final match in Ahmedabad, where he went wicket-less during an innings defeat.

23-year-old Bess is currently involved in the county season, looking to rediscover his form with Yorkshire, after spending seven weeks inside the bio-bubble in India, and mentioned that he started hated cricket during this period.

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"After India, I had a good break away from it, because I really did start hating cricket. It got too much at times, certainly, in that bubble in India, there's a lot of pressure going on and it was really important for me to come back and get away from it,” Dom Bess told ESPNCricinfo.  

Bess got 2-3 weeks off after returning from India and spent time with his girlfriend and the puppy they have adopted.

"It was nice to see them and get away from it, because in India, in the bubble, everything was about cricket. And it's fine when you're going well, but when things aren't going well it is very tough. But I only see what I had in India as a great positive. It's been a tough time really, but one hell of a learning curve for me. And it terms of where I see my game, I know what I've got to do. That's so exciting, knowing that I've still got so much work to do, when I'm so close as well, at times,” he said.

Bess said he learnt some really tough lessons in India and felt that should improve his chances of achieving success with England in the long run.

"In all honesty, I'm not thinking about (England) at all. Of course, it's there, but I'm not pushing that. It's about banking what I do, making sure it's a long-term process. I'm 23, so I'm looking at four-five years' time, and what I do now - if the chance did come, I can go back into the international scene and know my game more. If it's this summer, it's this summer,” he said.

(PTI inputs)