Veteran England batter Joe Root switched his batting grip from proper to left after citing his half-century all through the primary Check between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
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— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) December 4, 2022
On the other hand, two balls later he reverted to his extra conventional stance and reverse-swept spinner Zahid Mahmood for 4.
However the Pakistan spinner had the ultimate chortle when he snared Root via bowling outdoor the leg and compelled the Englishman to head for a standard sweep shot which ended in a most sensible edge and a straightforward catch at wonderful leg.
Root isn’t the primary batter to switch his stance in the midst of an innings.
Former India Check nice Sunil Gavaskar had batted left-handed for Bombay (Mumbai) in opposition to Karnataka within the Ranji Trophy semi-final in 1982.
Going through a difficult bowling assault led via former India left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat on a floor that used to be turning viciously, Gavaskar in the second one innings, selected to bat left-handed at the fourth and last day of the fit. Entering bat at quantity 8, Gavaskar guided his group to protection and remained unbeaten on 18.
Previous, England misplaced two early wickets to achieve 46/2 at lunch on Day 4 because it tried to pressure a outcome after Pakistan’s decrease order dug in to chop down the guests’ first innings result in 78 within the first check on Sunday.
Offspinner Will Jacks, who used to be awarded check debut on the ultimate minute after Ben Foakes had to sit down out because of viral an infection, picked up 6-161 on a wicket doing little want to the bowlers ahead of Pakistan used to be sooner or later bowled out for 579 in its first innings.
England misplaced first innings century-makers Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope to achieve 46-2 in seven overs ahead of lunch for an total lead of 124 runs.