‘Neglect Bazball’: Michael Vaughan slams Joe Root’s aggressive method vs India | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has suggested Joe Root to undertake a wise batting method aligned with the sport’s state of affairs slightly than falling for ‘bazball’ method within the remaining three Check matches of the sequence in opposition to India.
Root was on the receiving finish for his aggressive shot choice that pressured him out early within the second innings of the Vizag Check as England didn’t chase a 399-run goal.
Root was dismissed for 16 off 10 deliveries after smashing two fours and a six within the second innings. In an try to clear the mid-wicket boundary off Ravichandran Ashwin’s supply, he edged the ball to the quick third man and gave a simple catch to Axar Patel.

Vaughan instructed Root to bat like his outdated self and keep away from adopting an aggressive stance.
“The batsmen appear like they solely have one technique to play. They’re in fifth gear from ball one. I don’t thoughts a few of them enjoying like that as a result of they’re higher at it. However Joe Root ought to overlook it. He has 10,000 Check runs enjoying like Joe Root. He doesn’t have to be a Bazballer,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

Vaughan additionally backed Root for his batting abilities in opposition to the spinners.
“It’s time for somebody within the administration to place an arm round Joe and say, ‘Please simply be your self.” That is significantly vital in opposition to spin. Together with Graham Gooch, Root is the very best participant of spin England has ever produced. To see him bat the best way he did within the second innings, that’s not Root, and it’s not the best way England are going to win in India, simply gifting wickets away,” he added.
England will face India within the third Check, starting on February 15 in Rajkot.