Former England skipper Michael Vaughan is back with his predictions after India's loss to England in the first Test at Headingley.
England chased down 350 runs in the fourth innings to notch up a five-wicket win against India. This is also their second-highest run-chase in the history of their Test cricket.
The Indian bowlers and fielders combined to be outbatted by England batters who rode their luck after Indian fielders did not hold onto their catches.
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Michael Vaughan Backs England To Win 4-0
The Indian fielders were at their worst in this Test match allowing England to come back into the game. They also had batting collapses in both innings as India lost 13 wickets for just over 70 runs in the match.
Meanwhile, after India's loss in the first Test, Michael Vaughan has predicted a 4-0 Test series win for England.
“Evening @WasimJaffer14.. Hope you are ok .. #1-0,” Vaughan tweeted initially. Happy that a young Indian team got you worried like this. Enjoy the win, Michael, we’ll be back,” Jaffer responded to the Tweet. “Could be 4-0 now Wasim..” Vaughan added in the end.
Ben Duckett, who scored 149 runs in the second innings was named the Player Of The Match. He also scored 42 runs in the first innings and played a big part in his team's win.
“At the heart of this win was Ben Duckett. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves in this team. Pound for pound, I reckon he is the best all-format batsman in international cricket right now. There may be players who are better at one of the formats, but none of them are as good at all three. Others in the conversation would be Travis Head or Aiden Markram, but on current form, I’d have Ben over them, especially as he does it in such a tough position, opening, across all formats,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
“Duckett is unique, and there is a bit of genius about him. His reverse-sweeping of Ravindra Jadeja in this game was staggering. It’s his smile and relaxed manner, allied with an incredible eye for the ball and clever strategies, that make him so brilliant,” he added.
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Time To Rethink & Restrategise For India
Meanwhile, the Indian team and coach Gautam Gambhir have plenty to ponder ahead of the second Test match starting at Edgbaston starting from July 2. Despite the lackluster showing, Gambhir backed the Indian bowlers to come good in the rest of the series. There is also some work needed in the batting-order with Karun Nair not taking his chances and Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja not scoring big.
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