Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir applauses England\u2019s skipper Joe Root over his magnificent double hundred against India. Joe Root started day 2 with an inning of 128 and bring to the score of 218 when Shebaz Nadeem sent him back to the pavilion.<\/p>\n
The magnificent double Thunder of the skipper and two half-centuries of Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes guides England to a monstrous 1st inning score. The visitors finished the day with 555\/8 and yet to declare their inning.<\/p>\n
Gautam Gambhir believes that young players can learn a lot from Joe Root on how to tackle spinners and to stay calm. He also talked about how batting in Chennai and Sri Lanka\u2019s heat is never easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you play in that kind of heat, Sri Lanka is not an easy place to get those big hundreds, Chennai is not that easy place even if we are in February right now. But it\u2019s never easy in Chennai. Look at the concentration level that goes along with skill; People can learn a lot about how to play spin, especially from Joe Root. It isn\u2019t only about learning to play spin from Indian batters; it\u2019s about learning from whoever does well,\u201d said Gambhir.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoie Root is a prime example, and a lot of young Indian players can see that it\u2019s not important to be subcontinent, you need to have high-quality skills, and you can learn so much from Joe Root here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The former Indian also praised Root for his hunger for runs, as he scored three back-to-back 150+ in as many tests.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen people speak about him not being in the fab four or fab five, ultimately that is never the case. No individual wants to be rated like that, and they just want to contribute. Look at the hunger 286 in the first match against Sri Lanka, then 186, and now 218, it\u2019s concentration plus skill,\u201d added Gambhir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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