The English skipper, Joe Root is impressed with the “phenomenal” Motera Stadium — the venue which will be hosting the third Test between India and England — and said the atmosphere within the stadium will be “electric” when they take the field on Wednesday. Currently, the four-match Test series is leveled at 1-1.
Talking about the stadium during the virtual press conference, Joe Root said, “It is a phenomenal stadium. I am sure you are going to see some brilliant cricket over the years at this ground. I am sure the atmosphere within (the stadium) will be electric. It is also great to see fans back in the previous game. I am sure with the capacity of this ground that noise will go up and you want to be a part of big games.”
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India had registered a phenomenal win by 317 runs in the second Test and now both teams are getting ready to battle it out in the day-night Test at the newly-built Motera Stadium. Now, the hosts can’t afford to lose another match as they need to win 2-1 or 3-1 to qualify for the final of the maiden edition of the championship.
Ravichandran Ashwin was one of the stand-out performers for India in the displayed an all-around performance in the second Test to help India level the four-match series. The spinner had managed to scalp eight wickets in the Test and played a knock of 106 runs in the second innings. Root said Ashwin used his crease which made it difficult for Jack Leach to bowl at one length.
Talking about Ashwin, Joe Root said, “He (Ashwin) is a world-class performer. I think he has been quite tricky for everyone, especially for lefties, because how good skillful he is. He is a fine performer at home and guys will have to keep working hard to try and figure out how they are going to score their runs.”
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He further added, “One thing that I watched how he played Leach, for example, in the previous game, scoring hundred, he used the crease to his advantage. Not just coming down to the wicket but also going deep in his crease and made it hard for Jack to bowl at one length.”
