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Former England captain Michael von Ben Stokes was ‘surprised’ with the decision of India to bowl first in the first Test.
Michael Vaughan raging on Ben Stokes.
New Delhi. Ben Stokes decided to bowl in the first Test against India in Handingley. Former England captain Michael von Ben Stokes was ‘surprised’ with the decision of India to bowl first in the first Test. Vaughan believed that it was a ‘easy’ decision to bat first in dry pitch and sun, but Stokes gave more importance to figures and history and decided to bowl.
Von said that Stokes’ ‘internal spirit’ did not work this time. “If you see the strength of the England team, he is really in batting. Ben had an inner feeling, I think, and have done it in recent times.” Let me tell you that England had two wickets of Stokes and one wicket of Briden Cars. All these three Indian batsmen were found due to the inadvertently made mistakes.
At the time of the toss, Stokes said that he wanted to take advantage of the early situations, while Indian captain Shubman Gill also said that he would like to bowl first. But the pitch soon stabilized and the batsmen took full advantage of it. Gill was unbeaten at 127 (175), while Rishabh Pant (65 runs, 102 balls) supported him.
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