Avoiding confrontations with Kohli
Swann warned the present England staff in opposition to partaking in verbal battles with Virat Kohli, emphasizing the Indian batter’s love for on-field challenges.
Recounting an incident involving Steven Finn, Swann stated, “We had been instructed beforehand to not say something to this bloke as a result of he completely revels in a battle within the subject.”
“Steven Finn received pushed for a few unbelievable fours and he misplaced the plot and had a go at him and realised his mistake right away. Virat roared up like a tiger and Finn simply doubled down and received smashed in all places.”
The previous spinner highlighted Kohli’s prowess in limited-overs cricket on the time however famous his comparatively untested nature in Take a look at cricket.
“We knew what he may do within the white-ball format, however again then he hadn’t actually executed something in Take a look at cricket,” Swann said.
Pujara’s nimble footwork posed a problem
Reflecting on the Indian batting lineup, which included stalwarts like VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli, Swann surprisingly revealed that the batsman he did not like bowling to was Cheteshwar Pujara. Praising Pujara’s nimble footwork, Swann described him as a difficult batsman to bowl in opposition to.
“It is unusual once I look again on the staff that they had, and the one which I did not like bowling to was Pujara,” Swann admitted.
Shane Warne‘s recommendation on Indian pitches
Swann additionally shared recommendation he obtained from the legendary Shane Warne on enjoying in spin-friendly Indian circumstances.
“The perfect recommendation I received was from Shane Warne. Within the first innings, spin the ball as laborious as you may as a result of the pitch will do nothing and attempt to decide up the odd wickets,” Swann revealed.
“Within the second innings, suppose the pitch is doing all the pieces for you and land the ball the place you may so you’re taking the strain off your self. It was the very best recommendation I had,” he added.
Confidence and Management: Keys to success in Take a look at cricket
Providing steerage to the England gamers set to tour India on January 25, Swann emphasised the significance of confidence and management on the sphere.
“The key to Take a look at cricket is to deal with it as in case you are the very best participant on the planet and everybody else has to bounce to your tune,” Swann stated, drawing on his personal expertise from the 2012 Take a look at sequence the place he took 20 wickets.
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(With inputs from PTI)
