Stuart Broad was shocked after being hit for six sixes by Yuvraj Singh: Jeremy Snape | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Jeremy Snape hailed Virat Kohli‘s management and the Indian workforce’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who performed a pivotal function in India’s 317-run win within the second Take a look at towards England in Chennai.
India, who misplaced the primary Take a look at by 227 runs, cruised to a convincing win over Joe Root‘s males to stage the four-match Take a look at sequence 1-1. The third Take a look at will now be performed in Ahmedabad from February 24 which will likely be a day and evening affair.
Snape, an off spinner, was a part of the England squad that travelled to India in 2002 below the captaincy of Nasser Hussain. Within the sequence, Snape scalped the prized wickets of India batting stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. He was additionally a part of the England facet within the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Timesofindia.com caught up with Snape to speak concerning the ongoing India vs England Take a look at sequence, Yuvraj Singh‘s six sixes off Stuart Broad, his recollections vs India, Virat the captain and rather more…

Former England cricketer Jeremy Snape.
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After profitable the primary Take a look at, what went mistaken for England in the second in Chennai?
They have been outclassed by Rohit, Virat, Ashwin and others who performed with mastery in beneficial native situations

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Do you suppose England ought to have included Dom Bess within the second Take a look at and performed three specialist spinners?
All the time arduous to return and choose a distinct workforce with hindsight – England have been outplayed and I don’t suppose Bess would have modified the end result. India confirmed their firepower within the second Take a look at and it’s now as much as England to reply.
Going into the third Take a look at, what will likely be your recommendation to Joe Root? What taking part in XI modifications do you see the guests making?
Dom Bess will come again in for Moeen Ali and Andersen’s swing / reverse swing may very well be essential.
Is Joe Root and England going to overlook Moeen Ali lots?
It’s a pity that he’s not accessible after having a extremely good recreation within the 2nd Take a look at, however England might want to depend on different gamers for the third check.
How extremely would you fee R Ashwin’s efficiency? Is he the most effective spinner on this planet at the moment?
Ashwin’s efficiency was unimaginable. He’s a grasp of his craft and a delight to look at. In these situations, he was too sizzling to deal with.
Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper, misplaced the primary Take a look at in Australia after which misplaced the primary Take a look at in Chennai. Do you suppose he was below strain?
Virat is a passionate chief and I’m certain he hates shedding. I do know the Indian public has very excessive expectations of their workforce and their captain, however he holds himself to very excessive requirements personally, so he’ll put himself below huge strain too and he’ll be happy to get again to profitable methods.

Virat Kohli. (BCCI Picture)
Who do you suppose is a greater Take a look at captain – Virat Kohli or Ajinkya Rahane?
It’s arduous to match them in only a handful of video games – every has its personal type and persona. Rahane is cool and calm and Virat is simmering with ardour and ambition. The good optimistic for India is that they’ve two world-class leaders who’ve proven that they’ll again one another up when wanted.
Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has been excellent within the Take a look at sequence. His behind the stumps has been applauded by many. Ought to England persist with Foakes in Checks forward of Bairstow?
Foakes was wonderful and in such testing pitch situations, specialist keepers present their class. When the situations gained’t spin and bounce a lot then you possibly can look to all-rounders. Foakes has given the England selectors a headache as a result of not solely did he maintain amazingly however he additionally batted superbly as nicely.
For India, Rishabh Pant has completed a very good job as a wicketkeeper and a batsman. Is Pant maturing with age?
Pant is a superb expertise – he’s within the uncooked upswing of his profession and it’s thrilling to look at. As he delivers extra, individuals will count on extra so the query is – can he maintain that youthful exuberance?

Is Pant the most effective man to maintain wickets for India in all three codecs?
In all probability
You have been a part of England’s ICC World T20 squad in 2007. What was that have like?
It was nice to be a part of the World T20 tour of South Africa – I performed towards the hosts at Newlands which was an actual deal with because it’s one in every of my favorite grounds on this planet.
Yuvraj Singh hammered 6 sixes off Stuart Broad in that event in Durban. What was the England dressing room ambiance like after that recreation? What was Broad’s response after the match?
Stuart was clearly shocked by the occasions in Durban, however he labored arduous on his bowling and confirmed nice character – that’s what’s made him one of many world’s greatest bowlers. I captained him for Leicestershire as he made his debut and you can see that he had an outdated head on younger shoulders. I interviewed him for my podcast.

You performed 10 ODIs for England and four of them have been vs India. You dismissed Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar within the Chennai ODI in 2002. Did you could have any interplay with the 2 batting stalwarts after the match?
Sure, I requested Sachin to signal one thing for me as a souvenir. I’m certain it’s the very last thing he wished to do after being dismissed by me however he did it and I nonetheless have it at the moment.
Your greatest profession second?
Dismissing Sachin Tendulkar LBW in entrance of a really noisy Indian crowd. Firstly I couldn’t consider he missed the ball and secondly I couldn’t consider the native umpire gave him out.