News about Gautam Gambhir
Why India's 'Gamball' can be the real saviour of Test cricket as even England's Bazballers are left trailing in their wake, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
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October 1, 2024
TOP SPIN: Remember the date: Monday, September 30 could be the day cricket changed for ever. All it took was 34.4 overs on the fourth afternoon of the second Test at Kanpur, in which time India scored 285 for nine against Bangladesh, unleashing the full shock and awe of their batting arsenal. At 8.22 runs an over, it was Test cricket's quickest innings (minimum: 50 balls), and comes as England fly to Pakistan - the scene, two years ago, of their own epoch-defining 506 for four on the first day of the series at Rawalpindi. The runs that day came at a rate of 6.75, which England upped to 7.36 in their second innings as the Bazball revolution achieved its first overseas scalp. Afterwards, we could hardly move at the back of the media centre for all the England batsmen signing their name on the honours board.