Legendary South African batter AB de Villiers expressed disappointment at star England batter Joe Root‘s low string of scores in the course of the ongoing Test collection towards India, saying that the veteran ought to reasonably be inspired to play his pure, anchor-like recreation being the “glue” of England’s line-up. England are trailing 2-1 within the five-match Test collection towards India and a key cause for that is Root not having the ability to rating huge. In six outings to this point, he has scored 77 runs at a mean of 12.83, with the perfect rating of 29. His poor shot choice, particularly the reverse scoop shot, has been below scrutiny of followers and former cricketers and consultants alike. During the 557-run chase within the Rajkot Test, he was not capable of make an affect and England misplaced by 434 runs.

Speaking on his Youtube Channel, De Villiers stated that when he performed towards Root, he felt that he was among the finest batters since he was arduous to bowl out. But as of late, every little thing has modified because of England’s ‘Bazball’ method, specializing in enjoying attacking, constructive and result-oriented cricket.

“When I played against him (Root), I felt he was one of the best Test batters I have ever played against. But that has changed and it is because of Bazball. I know it is a big statement but the ones that you find hardest to play against in Test match cricket are the ones who are hardest to get out. And now he is getting out on reverse sweeps and kind of playing out of his norm. I do not like that,” stated De Villiers.

“Players like these (Root) should be told, ‘Listen, you just go out and play your natural game. You are the glue of this batting line-up.’ Let Ben Duckett or Ben Stokes play aggressively. Let Root bat lengthy,” he added.

England batsman Joe Root confronted a torrent of criticism after getting dismissed off a reverse scoop to set off England’s collapse on day three of the third Test towards India. Root tried to reverse paddle India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on a ball exterior the off-stump in Rajkot however miscued and acquired caught at second slip his newest batting flop within the collection.

His departure on 18 opened the doorways for India, who began the day on the again foot with Ravichandran Ashwin‘s sudden departure from the match in a single day to be along with his ailing mom.

Cricketers and pundits stated the previous England captain — who has clocked over 11,000 runs in 138 Tests — had misfired by attempting to suit into England’s attacking “Bazball” model of cricket.

“Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket history,” learn a headline for a scathing article by Telegraph cricket author Scyld Berry.

De Villiers stated that he likes what ‘Bazball’ represents, however gamers ought to confront totally different conditions in a different way and enjoying only one manner in Tests is harmful. He urged England to bat usually and develop huge partnerships in upcoming matches to provide them extra constructive outcomes.

“I like what Bazball represents, which is aggressive cricket, but I have said this that I want players to confront different situations and that is what Test cricket is all about. To predetermine a way you’re going to play in Test cricket is very dangerous,” stated De Villiers.

“England just needed to bat normally to give themselves a chance to either draw or chase the total down in the fourth innings. They needed a big partnership and needed to play the situation, which unfortunately did not happen in that innings,” concluded De Villiers.

With AFP inputs