Sourav Ganguly\u00a0claims that\u00a0Vizag pitch will turn square from day 2 in\u00a0India vs England 2016, test match series. With India surging to 317\/4 at the end of the first day of the second Test against England in Vizag, former skipper Sourav Ganguly says that the Vizag surface will start to turn square from the 2nd day\u00a0itself. Speaking to India Today new channel, the 44-year old also supported Cheteshwar Pujara\u2019s ability to be a long-term no.3 for the Test team and questioned those criticising the Saurashtra batsman\u2019s strike-rate. Ganguly claimed, \u201cThat is always the case in India and on this surface, the toss was crucial in the match. There are rough patches and tomorrow evening \u2013 this will turn square and if India gets to 450 or 500, England will have to bat really good in order to draw the match. I think India have batted brilliantly on day one and they should get the score around to 500-550.<\/p>\n
The positive part is that the none of the English spinners have got wickets in the Day-1. After winning the toss, India found themselves in trouble after loosing the wickets of openers without contributing much to the scoreboard. However, Virat Kohli joined hands with Pujara to resecured\u00a0their fortunes by putting together 226 runs for the third wicket on the score board. These two players targeted the England spinners relentlessly and manitained an healthy run-rate. Despite losing a couple of wickets towards the end of the First day, the hosts retained their advantage through Virat Kohli\u2019s unbeaten 151 runs.<\/p>\n
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Another bone of contention surrounding India\u2019s selection policy saw Amit Mishra being dropped for ongoing 2nd Test match in Vizag. Even though both the coach and captain threw their weight behind the leg-spinner publicly, they surprisingly opted to hand over a Test debut to Jayant Yadav(new player). On India\u2019s unexpected selection decision, Sourav Ganguly affirmed, \u201cA bit harsh on Mishra to get dropped and I feel he bowled well in the second innings of (1st) Rajkot Test match. I can understand from where the indian team management is coming with England having five left-handers in the match. At times you pick horses for courses but the message has to be clear to Amit Mishra that he was not dropped for poor form.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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