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‘Cricket is a smackers game now’: Kevin Pietersen says only way to play spin is… | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test in Mumbai. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India's batting vulnerabilities against spin were thoroughly exposed in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand where the hosts succumbed to an embarrassing 3-0 whitewash.The plan from India was to trap the Kiwis in a spin web but it backfired for Rohit Sharma and co. as the hosts' star-studded batting line-up was found lacking technique and application while playing on the turning tracks. While experienced Virat Kohli had a miserable series, the youngsters Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan and others too looked vulnerable against the Kiwi spinners.Also See: Cricket Live ScorePlaying spin has always been challenging but as India were floored by the Kiwis, former England skipper Kevin ...

28Oct

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Monty Panesar to Mitchell Santner: India’s woes against left-arm spin remain | Cricket News – Times of India

Monty Panesar and Mitchell Santner Mitchell Santner's 13-wicket haul in the Pune Test is not the only time that a left-arm spinner has troubled India. TOI highlights some other instances post 2010.Monty Panesar (ENG : 5-129, 6-81 at Mumbai, 2012)After beating England at Ahmedabad earlier, India were confident of turning over their rivals on the red dirt of Wankhede. Kevin Pietersen's stunning 186 helped England reply to India's 327 with a robust 413. Monty Panesar, who had toiled for 47 overs for his five-for in the first innings (which included a brute to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar bowled), found the pitch much more to his liking in the second dig. He got Tendulkar again with an arm ball, this time lbw and devoured the rest of the batters with his quickish deliveries to help Alastair Cook's...

12Oct

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Harry Brook can overtake Joe Root and Kevin Pietersen: James Anderson | Cricket News – Times of India

Joe Root and Harry Brook. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHIL: Bowling legend James Anderson remarked that England batsman Harry Brook possesses all the qualities required to surpass the nation's greatest run scorer in Test cricket, Joe Root, as well as former top order batsman Kevin Pietersen.On the fifth day of their first Test of the three-match series at Multan, England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs, making the 25-year-old Brook the first batter to record a triple century for his country in 34 years.In the same Test, 33-year-old Root made a double ton, good for fifth place on the all-time list with 12,664 runs."He's on the way to being in the top three that I've played with," Anderson said on the Tailenders podcast on Friday. "It's Root, Pieters...

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‘Looks like a road in Multan’: Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen lambast Pakistan vs England first Test pitch | Cricket News – Times of India

Kevin Pietersen and Michael Vaughan (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: The Multan pitch has become a hot topic during the first match of the ongoing Test series between Pakistan and England, with cricket legends Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen lambasting the surface on social media. After Pakistan opted to bat first on what appeared to be a lifeless wicket, both former cricketers took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their frustration.Michael Vaughan, known for his blunt commentary, likened the pitch to a "road," suggesting it offered nothing for the bowlers and heavily favoured the batsmen. "Looks like a road in Multan... Great toss to have won," Vaughan posted on X, while humorously pointing out that Pakistan captain Shan Masood seemed so comfortable at the crease that he might as well hav...