England came back strongly from their Lord’s defeat in the second Test and registered a dominating win over India in the third Test at Headingley in Leeds.
Opting to bat first India were bowled out for just 78 runs in the 1st innings as hosts ended up winning the match by an innings and 76 runs, after scoring 432 and earning a lead of 354 runs.
While the Indian batting unit overall failed to perform in the third Test match, former Australia spinner Brad Hogg was impressed with the way India opener Rohit Sharma made his adjustment about batting in England.
“The way Rohit Sharma has adjusted playing late is unbelievable. I have been one of those commentators who has been criticizing his form in Test cricket away from India.
Even though he hasn't scored a hundred in the series so far, he has shown that he is a class act and deserves more accolades at the Test level when he is away from India. I just hope he finishes off the series with a century because he deserves it the way he has adjusted,” Hogg said in his latest YouTube Video.
Though Hogg was all praises about the Mumbai-based right-hand batsman, he expressed his concerns about Rishabh Pant’s game as he feels the southpaw’s failures are because of a mental block he has created for himself.
“I am a little worried about Rishabh Pant at the moment because when India were under pressure, there was a bit of confusion in the way he wanted to go about his innings. I think the leadership group should let him play his natural game because he hasn't got enough experience behind him in that defensive game yet in England,” the 50-year-old former cricketer concluded.
Thus, with the five-match series being levelled at 1-1, it will be exciting to see how both teams go about in the fourth Test scheduled to begin from 2 September at Kennington Oval in London.
